Kim Yun-deok traces wartime fortress sites in Busan and Ulsan
Kim Yun-deok’s 역사의 흔적 왜성(倭城)을 찾아서 is a study and field survey of more than 30 fortress sites built by Japanese forces between Ulsan and Suncheon. Places known today as parks, such as Busan’s Jeungsan Park and Ulsan’s Hakseong Park, appear alongside fortress records.
What waeseong means
Waeseong refers to fortresses built by Japanese forces in southern Korea during the invasions of the 1590s. Good Land Publishing presents the book as a study and field survey of more than 30 sites between Ulsan and Suncheon, covering their architecture as traces of an invasion.
The contents
After the war’s background and the history of Japanese castle building, the published contents move through regional groups including Busan, Gimhae, Geoje and Suncheon, pairing present-day place names with historical ones.
The publisher says the author visited the sites, took measurements and made drawings. The research and the sites’ condition have not been independently assessed.
Publication date and details
The publisher issued its announcement on October 8, but its catalog dates the Korean-language book to August 15, 2026. It runs 452 pages, with a ₩33,000 cover price and ISBN 9791138867061. No translated edition has been announced.
Addresses in the book do not establish current public access; check up-to-date site information before a visit.
The entrance and Ulsan fortress information board at Hakseong Park, a place discussed in the book. Korea Tourism Organization archive photograph from 2016, used for site context; it is not the author’s fieldwork photograph or an image from the book.