Samilsa Temple
Shrine dedicated to independence fighters dying for their country during the 1919 Independence Movement.
Samilsa Temple is a shrine dedicated to the independence fighters who died for their country in the 1919 Independence Movement in the barracks in Ulsan. The Independence Movement started on March 1, spread sequentially from Seoul to local areas, and remained in Ulsan for two days, April 5 and 6. The Independence Movement in the barracks in Ulsan was led by the Youth Association. A Declaration of Independence was distributed and cries of “Go for the Independence of Korea” echoed throughout. The students from Ilsan School (present Byeongyeong Elementary School) and the residents from the fortress joined the movement. Four people, Eom Jun, Mun Seongcho, Ju Samun and Kim Eungryong, died in fighting against the Japanese guards armed with guns and knives and a number of people were hurt. Twenty-two people including Gwon Seokwun, Kim Songgeun and Kim Jangsu were arrested by Japanese police. After being jailed, they made a 1919 private fund and held the ancestral rite on April 6 every year to appease the souls of the comrades who died for their country. Samilsa Temple was built by renovating Yeongmogak in 1955 and the Samilsa Temple Bongje association was organized to carrying on the spirit of the martyrs.
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Location25 Byeongyeongseong 11-gil, Jung-gu, Ulsan
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inquiry052) 281-0314
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TipThe barracks had a stronger resistance against foreign invaders than other regions because there was a Gyeongsang Jwado Byeongma Jeoldosa (commander-in-chief) for about 500 years due to a number of foreign invasions throughout history. Military officers living in groups had an animosity against Japan because the army had been forcibly disbanded by Japan. Thus, the Independence Movement in the barracks area was much fiercer in Ulsan than other regions.
