Gimhae

Gimhae (김해시, 金海市, formally romanized as Kimhae) is a city west of Busan in the south-eastern province of South Gyeongsang, South Korea. Often overlooked as just the location of Busan's airport, Gimhae has plenty of historical sights. It was a significant city in the ancient Gaya confederacy (AD 42 to AD 562).



Understand
It was the capital of Geumgwan Gaya, founded by King Suro, the founder of Gaya, and emphasizes that it was the capital of Gaya for 500 years at the city level.

It is bordered by Busan to the east, Changwon to the west, and Miryang and Yangsan to the north, but commutation between Busan and Changwon are mainly active.

Gimhae was by the sea for a long time, but all the coastal areas were taken away by Busan. It is one of Busan's satellite cities, but it is hard to say it is a simple commuter town. Many factories moved to Gimhae in the past due to cheaper land prices than Busan, so more people go to work from Busan to Gimhae in the morning and Busan in the evening.

Jangyu, a district in the southwest of the city, is considered a separate town closer to Changwon City because they mainly commute to Changwon. The Changwon Tunnel, which connects Jangyu and Changwon, is heavily congested in the morning in the Changwon direction and the evening in the Jangyu direction.

By plane
Gimhae is home to Busan's airport, Gimhae International Airport. The light rail station will quickly connect you from outside the airport to the town itself.

By light rail
The Busan Gimhae Light Rail line meets up with both the brown and green Metro lines. The light rail provides a convenient way to get to Gimhae town. The light rail ticketing is not integrated with the Busan Metro, and therefore a separate ticket is required to change between them.

By train
Gimhae has two Korail stations: Hallimjeong Station (한림정역) and Jinyeong Station (진영역). The nearest high-speed KTX station is Gupo, in West Busan.

Get around
Central Gimhae is fairly easy to walk, but there are also plentiful bus and taxi services. The primary method of transportation among locals is by car. There is a light rail line along the west and south perimeters of the central Gimhae area, but it is better suited for travel to and from nearby Busan.

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Eat
As with much of Korea, there are many good places to eat &mdash; especially in the central district.

Sports
It is the seat of the semi-professional Gimhae City Hall soccer team that participates in the K3 League, the third-division Korean football league. In 2020, it is a strong team that won both first place in the regular league in the K3 League and the K3 League Championship, and the home game will be held at Gimhae Stadium, and there is also a barren derby against the Changwon City Hall soccer team. It is also the location of Gimhae Jamies FC, which participates in the K5 League in the fifth division of Korea, which is an amateur level, and is famous for being a considerable power in the region. He won the K5 League Championship in the 2022 season.

Sangdong Baseball Stadium, a home stadium for the second and third divisions of the Lotte Giants and a training ground for the club, is located in Daegam-ri, Sangdong-myeon, Gimhae. There is Gimhae High School, one of the local farms of NC Dinos. Before the founding of the NC Dinos, it was a local farm for the Lotte Giants. Miryang, an upper neighbour, is also adjacent to Cheongdo in the last part of Gyeongsangbuk-do, so there are many Samsung Lions fandom, but this is definitely adjacent to Busan and Changwon, so it is mainly Lotte and NC fandom. Surprisingly, it is one of the areas where little baseball is very well played. The name is Gimhae Angels.

It is considered to be the hockey capital of South Korea. Gimhae High School's hockey team was the number one team in the country. Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Park was jointly built to obtain taxes across Gangseo-gu and Gimhae-si, but its recognition is low because the entrance is in Gangseo-gu, Busan. It succeeded in hosting the National Sports Festival in 2023. Various sports facilities and foundations will be laid in the future.