More than half of S. Koreans say no to 'nude pension'

By Park Sae-jin Posted : July 31, 2017, 15:55 Updated : July 31, 2017, 15:58

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Amid a heated online debate over a "nude pension" used as a secret resort for naturists in a remote hillside town, a poll found that a majority of people supported its closure.

The nude pension became a hot topic in a conservative yet rapidly changing country after nearby residents staged angry protests, insisting it hurt emotions of farm villages.

In a survey of 510 people, conducted by Realmeter, a Seoul-based pollster, 52 percent sided with the villagers in opposing the nude pension while 22.4 percent accepted it as private property.

While there are more than a thousand nudity places such as nude beaches in the world, naturists have limited choices in South Korea. A provincial government once brought up the idea of opening a nude beach but it was scrapped with no official explanations.

In 2011, a "naked forest bathing" program was launched in a Hinoki Cypress forest park near Jangheung some 316 kilometers (196 miles) south of Seoul. A year later, visitors were required to wear thin clothes made of paper due to protests by religious and civic groups.


 
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