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Tourism in South Korea is one of the emerging features of the nation. The popularity of the various tourist spots in South Korea is growing higher day by day. Both domestic and international aspects of South Korea tourism have been given a boost of late with the growing popularity of Korean culture abroad. Although most of South Korean tourist industry however is supported by domestic tourism, international tourism in South Korea has also taken off in the past few years. South Korea boasts of extensive network of trains and buses, which has actually helped South Korea tourism to grow over the years. Besides South Korea also has international airports in most of its major cities, which makes it easier for the South Korea tourism to sped along the length and breadth of the country. Most of international tourists in South Korea come for Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan along with some from the west as well. Tourist from South East Asia especially is on a rise due to the Korean Wave, which denotes the popularity of Korean Culture in these countries. There are several tourist attractions in South Korea, most of which has a distinct feature of clubbing the old world with the new. Some of the major cities in South Korea which upholds South Korea tourism are Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Jeju, Sokcho, Suwon and Andong. Sightseeing in South Korea involves the best of nature, cuisine, sports and culture in the nation. While some of the major historical South Korean tourist spots are situated in the ancient capitals of Seoul, Gyeongju and Buyeo, most of the natural landmarks can be sighted in Baekdudaegan like the Seorak-san and Jiri-san. The caves of Danyang and beaches of Haeundae and Mallipo are equally popular tourist attractions. South Korea tourism also reaches its high during the festival season. Most of the local districts hold annual festivals which are attended by numerous foreign tourists. Some of them are Boryeong Mud Festival and Cheongdo Bulfighting Festival. Besides South Korea tourism got its latest boost from the 2002 soccer World Cup which was jointly hosted by Korea and Japan.
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