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When the Camellia Blooms Filming Locations

4 filming spots (3 confirmed, 1 reported) across 1 guide.

Drama · 동백꽃 필 무렵 · 2019 · KBS2 · Pohang

Last checked: Nov 6, 2026

Where to watch: Netflix (availability varies by region).

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When the Camellia Blooms Day Trip to Pohang: 4 Spots (3 Confirmed)

Guryongpo Japanese House Street

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

VisitKorea and Kukmin Ilbo name the street as the setting of Ongsan, the small harbor town where Dong-baek lives.

Pohang · Full guide · North Gyeongsang

Camellia (café and select shop)

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

VisitKorea's listing for Camellia describes it as the pub run by single mother Dong-baek in the drama. It is now a select shop selling coffee, desserts and souvenirs, and visitors can have drinks on the second floor of the Japanese-style wooden building.

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Guryongpo Park Stone Stairs

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

KTO names these stone stairs as the place famous for the scene of Dong-baek and Yong-sik sitting on the stairs with the sea view; CEO Magazine identifies the stairs as the background of the drama poster.

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Hoho Myeonok

Guryongpo-eup, Pohang

CEO Magazine identifies this Chinese restaurant as the real building behind Baekdu Gejang House, the fictional gejang restaurant run by Yong-sik's mother Deok-soon; the drama used its exterior, with the sign swapped for filming. Travel Sketch's photo caption shows the same shop as Deok-soon's, selling galbitang and naengmyeon.

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