Yeongsanpo History Gallery

The name Naju Yeongsan is said to have originated from the name of the prefecture that was originally established on Heuksan Island. According to 『Shindongguk Yeojiseungnam』, the people of Heuksan Island took refuge on the Nampo River to avoid plunder by Japanese pirates at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty and lived there, so this place was called Yeongsan-hyeon after Heuksan-do Yeongsan-hyeon. Afterwards, the river flowing in front of Yeongsachang was called Yeongsangang or Yeonggang, and the name Yeongsanpo was used as the name of the port, but when Yeongsan-myeon was promoted to a town in 1937 during the Japanese colonial period, the administrative name was confirmed as Yeongsanpo-eup. Japanese people began living in Yeongsanpo, Naju, in the early 1900s at the same time as Mokpo Port opened, and it is said that one-third of the population at that time was Japanese.
Yeongsangpo History Gallery, which embraces this history, is located on Yeongsanpo Hongeo Street, and the surrounding scenery is filled with old wooden buildings as if time has stopped. Yeongsanpo is home to modern buildings, including the Dongyang Cheoksik Co., Ltd. archives, the Joseon Siksan Bank building, and the Itaro Kurozumi residence. Among them, Naju City purchased the Joseon Siksan Bank building and created a history gallery where you can see the history of Yeongsanpo at a glance. You can feel the transformation of Yeongsanpo in the past, including the Yeongsanpo lighthouse, oil market, and cattle market, through black-and-white photos, and Yeongsanpo's traditional food and culture are displayed in models and real objects.
There is a cultural interpreter on site, so you can hear meaningful and interesting stories about Yeongsanpo and exhibition materials.