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The Breakwater Where Eun-tak Summoned the Goblin — Jumunjin, Gangneung

The buckwheat-flower scene from Goblin was filmed on a breakwater between Jumunjin and Yeongjin beaches in Gangneung. It is free, open all day, and reachable from Seoul in about three hours.

✓ Official filming location Gong Yoo · Kim Go-eun Last checked 2026-08-13

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Why this scene matters

In the sixth episode of Goblin, Ji Eun-tak blows out a birthday candle on a breakwater and the Goblin appears behind her, buckwheat flowers in hand. It is the scene the drama is remembered by, and it is one of the few from the series that you can stand inside almost exactly as it was shot.

The breakwater is real, working infrastructure — not a set. It sits on the stretch of coast between Jumunjin and Yeongjin beaches in Gangneung, and Gangneung City lists it among the filming locations on its official tourism portal. There is no gate, no ticket and no opening time. You walk out onto the concrete and that is the whole of it.

What surprises most visitors is the scale. On screen the breakwater reads as a narrow finger of stone against an empty sea. In person it is wider, lower, and the working harbour sits close behind you — which is why the framing below matters more than the spot itself. Turn the wrong way and you photograph a fishing port.

Come outside July and August if you can. The scene’s mood belongs to cold, flat light, and the summer crowds queue at the tip for the same three metres of concrete.

How to get a similar photo

Where to stand
About a third of the way along the breakwater, where the concrete blocks step down toward the water. Standing further out puts the harbour cranes in your frame.
Which way to face
Face back toward the shore so the sea and the sky fill the background rather than the port.
Framing
vertical · 1x — a 2x crop flattens the breakwater line that makes the shot recognisable
Best time
Early morning, or the hour before sunset. Midday sun flattens the sea and the colour.
Avoiding crowds
Weekday mornings before 9am are the quietest. Weekends draw queues at the tip in summer.
Simple props
a bouquet of buckwheat flowers, a red scarf, a long coat in a solid colour

This is a suggested photo angle for visitors, not the production's confirmed camera position.

The place

Name
Jumunjin Breakwater · 주문진 방파제
Address
Haean-ro 1609, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, Gangwon State, South Korea
Status
Operating
Best season
Late spring through autumn. Winter is dramatic but the wind off the sea is severe and the concrete ices over.
Getting there
KTX from Seoul Station to Gangneung Station takes about 2 hours. From Gangneung Station take bus 300 or 302 toward Jumunjin (about 40 minutes), then walk roughly 15 minutes to the shore.
Transport
KTX Seoul–Gangneung is roughly KRW 27,000 one way; local bus fare is about KRW 1,500. Checked 2026-08-13 — confirm on the operator's site.
Admission
Free
Bring
windproof jacket, shoes with grip, cash for the fish market

This is a working breakwater with no railings. Waves break over the concrete in rough weather and the surface stays slippery after rain. Do not walk out during high winds or a swell warning.

Fit it into your day

  1. Morning Jumunjin Fish Market
    Ten minutes from the breakwater. Busiest and best before 10am, when the overnight catch is still being sorted.
  2. Lunch Seafood near the harbour
    The market's upstairs restaurants will cook what you buy downstairs for a small fee.
  3. Afternoon Yeongjin Beach
    A twenty-minute walk south. Quieter sand, and the second breakwater used in several other productions.
  4. Evening Return to Gangneung
    Buses back to Gangneung Station run until roughly 9pm. Check the last departure before you settle in for dinner.

Korean culture & history nearby

Gangneung sits on the old route between the capital and the East Sea, and the city has kept an unusual amount of Joseon-era domestic architecture — Ojukheon and Seongyojang are both within thirty minutes by bus. The buckwheat flowers in the scene are not incidental either: buckwheat is a staple of Gangwon cooking, and you will find memil-guksu and memil-jeon on menus across the province.

Visit Korea

Gangneung day tours and East Sea itineraries
Klook · Suggested→Stays in Gangneung and Jumunjin
Agoda · Suggested→

Bring Korea Home

Korean buckwheat noodles and Gangwon pantry staples
Gmarket Global · Suggested→

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Sources & last checked

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