Former Joseon Food Corporation Gunsan Branch Office

The former Gunsan Branch of the Joseon Food Consulate General was established by the government after the Sino-Japanese War to control and manage food prices and distribution. It is valuable as evidence of the history of rice exploitation in the Honam Plain region by Japan. It has historical significance as a building that shows the state's food management system under the wartime system at the end of Japanese colonial rule. From an architectural perspective, it shows the characteristics of a transitional architecture that gradually changed from an authoritarian architectural style that imitated the Western historicist architecture that appeared in the early Japanese colonial period to a modern trend. The building is a two-story reinforced concrete building with a roof made of a reinforced concrete flat slab. The overall plan is L-shaped, the corners of the building are circular, and a symbolic vertical sculpture is placed on the top to emphasize the centrality. The inside of the building is operated as an exhibition hall themed on the history of Korea during the modern era. The first floor is under the theme ‘Pain, Healing and Growth’, and the second floor is under the theme ‘Daehan is Alive’. In addition, starting in June 2026, an escape room experience program called ‘Secret Letter from the Food Spirit’ will be held. The experience is available from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are many modern relics nearby, such as the Gunsan History Museum, Geunsan Museum of Modern Art, and the Old Gunsan Customs House, so it is a good idea to take a look around as well.

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Admission fee

Free

Restroom

Yes