Songaksan Mountain
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Visitor guide →West · Culture and history
Daejeong Five-Day Market
Daejeong Five-Day Market in Hamo-ri, Moseulpo, offers household goods and food on set market days. It adds a glimpse of local life to a western Jeju trip; check the market schedule, including exceptions in months with 31 days, before visiting.
Travel planning at a glance
Daejeong Five-Day Market is at 65 Sinyeong-ro 36beon-gil, Daejeong-eup. Usual market days end in 1 or 6, but official information says that when a market is held on the 31st, it is closed the following day, the 1st. Our planning estimate is 1–1.5 hours for browsing and a meal.
Daejeong Five-Day Market at a glance
- Attraction type
- Culture and history
- Visit area
- West
- Planning reference
- 1–1.5 hours (editorial estimate)
- Essential visit information
- Distinguish dates ending in 1 or 6 from the exception closing the market on the 1st after a market on the 31st.
Operating and access information is based on the official sources below. Recommended routes and visit durations are editorial suggestions. Check each place's description to see whether waiting, meals and similar time are included, and allow separate time for travel between places.
Daejeong Five-Day Market · Jeju Tourism Organization introduction ↗ · Checked
Moseulpo's everyday goods at Daejeong Five-Day Market
Official tourism information describes Daejeong Five-Day Market as a large market in western Jeju. It developed through the exchange of everyday supplies around an airfield and military training camp during wartime. Now in Hamo-ri, it offers residents' everyday goods and food.
Choose goods of interest first to give a visit to this large market a clear focus. Even without many purchases, its food and shopping lanes offer a look at daily life in Daejeong. It is separate from the permanent Moseulpo Jungang Market; compare their operating patterns and addresses.
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Check Daejeong's exception for the 31st and the following month's 1st
Usual market days are dates ending in 1 or 6. Official information states that when a month has a 31st, the market opens on the 31st and not the following day, the 1st. Before an early-month trip, check whether the previous day was the 31st and consult the current schedule rather than relying only on the date being the 1st.
Our planning estimate is 1–1.5 hours for browsing and a meal. Official information describes a daytime market, so check separately before planning a late visit after a coastal sunset. Stalls pack up at different times; look for necessary goods early in your visit.
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Divide a large-market visit into family interests
Separate goods to browse together from individual purchases to reduce unnecessary backtracking in the large market. With children, start with easily compared items such as fruit or household goods. Decide a meeting entrance and lunch place in advance.
Plan how to carry purchased food and bags to your vehicle or accommodation. Prices and product selections vary by stall, season and packaging; there is no single market-wide price. Listen to vendors' explanations, choose what you need and keep shopping passages clear.
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Continue from Daejeong Five-Day Market to Songaksan or Sanbangsan
The destination is Daejeong Five-Day Market at 65 Sinyeong-ro 36beon-gil, Daejeong-eup. It is not at Moseulpo Jungang Market's clock-tower entrance, so check both map name and address. Public parking is listed, but allow separate time for parking and reaching the entrance on market days.
Consider Songaksan or Sanbangsan after the market. Choose Songaksan for a Daejeong coastal walk, or Sanbangsan for geology and Sagye coastal scenery. Organize purchases before heading to the coast and check weather and permitted visitor areas.
Visitor location · 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 대정읍 신영로36번길 65
Location reference ↗Daejeong Five-Day Market · Jeju Tourism Organization introduction ↗ · Checked
Where to go after Daejeong Five-Day Market
Sanbangsan Mountain
Continue from Daejeong toward Andeok for mountain and Sagye coastal scenery.
Visitor guide →Frequently asked travel questions
When are Daejeong Five-Day Market's market days?
Usually on dates ending in 1 or 6. Official information gives an exception: if the market opens on the 31st, it does not open the following day, the 1st. Check before an early-month visit.
Are Daejeong Five-Day Market and Moseulpo Jungang Market the same place?
No. Daejeong Five-Day Market is the scheduled market at 65 Sinyeong-ro 36beon-gil; Moseulpo Jungang Market is a permanent market at a different address.
Can I visit Daejeong Five-Day Market after evening sightseeing?
Plan it as a daytime five-day market visit. Check market-day operations and individual stalls' packing-up times; do not expect the same goods late in the day.
Which natural attractions can I combine with Daejeong Five-Day Market?
Songaksan or Sanbangsan are options. Allow for market browsing, a meal, parking and travel before planning coastal sightseeing.