Mt. Mireuksan

Mireukdo Island is to the south of Tongyeong. The 461-meter high Mt. Mireuksan (meaning Maitreya Buddha) rises in the center of the island.
Islanders named the mountain for the Maitreya Buddha, believing he will arrive on the mountain someday in the future and bring divine grace.
The foothills of Mt. Mireuksan are scattered with time-honored Buddhist temples including Yonghwasa, Gwaneumam, Dosoram, and Miraesa.