Case file · Sacred site
Guksadang moved to Inwangsan
When the Japanese built their Shinto shrine on Namsan in 1925, Seoul's chief shamanic shrine was dismantled and rebuilt by shamans on Inwangsan, where gut rituals are still held.
1925 CE · 37.58, 126.96 · status: official
The account
The Guksadang holds paintings of Korean shamanic gods including Taejo and Muhak. It shows how mudang religion survived colonial suppression.