Hwalok Tourism Farm Corporation is a company located in Chungju, Chungbuk, cultivating shiitake mushrooms and wasabi, and operating a tourism farm utilizing the Hwalok Cave. With CEO Lee Young-deok at the center, about 30 employees are active in the fields of other facility crop cultivation and tourism.

"Hwalok Tourism Farm Corporation has revitalized and is operating the Chungju Hwalok Cave, which was developed in 1919 and was once the largest mine in East Asia, as a cave of healing and experience since 2019. It boasts a bright and subtle atmosphere with beautiful white bedrock and is equipped with various facilities to experience the traces of the mine."

Business Areas

• Cultivation of shiitake mushrooms and wasabi: Shiitake mushrooms and wasabi are cultivated using a smart farm system within Hwalok Cave, and a stable production environment is maintained by utilizing the cave's constant temperature. Cultivated agricultural products are used for fresh sales and processed product development.
• Operation of Hwalok Cave Tourism Farm: Utilizing the abandoned Hwalok Cave, a cave theme park is operated, offering unique experience programs such as light sculptures, media art, health therapy, and transparent kayaking. It is a representative local tourist destination visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.
• Operation of cafe and gift shop: A cafe and gift shop are operated at the entrance of Hwalok Cave, selling beverages and souvenirs to visitors. In particular, unique processed products such as ice cream and popcorn using wasabi cultivated in the cave are also offered.

Products

• Shiitake mushrooms: Fresh shiitake mushrooms cultivated in the smart farm within the cave are of excellent quality, grown in a unique environment, and are sold directly or used as ingredients in various dishes.
• Wasabi: Wasabi, cultivated using the cave's year-round constant temperature, is sold as fresh wasabi and is also popular among tourists as it is developed into unique processed products such as wasabi ice cream and wasabi popcorn.
• Hwalok Cave admission and experience programs: Admission tickets for viewing Hwalok Cave and various paid experience programs such as transparent kayaking and health therapy in the underground lake are offered.

Special Notes

• Utilizing a unique cave environment: It provides an optimal environment for growing wasabi by utilizing the characteristics of the abandoned mine cave, which maintains a constant temperature of 11-15 degrees Celsius year-round, and has created a unique cave tourism experience space.
• Complex cultural tourism space: Beyond simple cave viewing, it is a complex cultural tourism space that offers diverse experiences to visitors by combining various elements such as light art, media art, health therapy, agricultural product cultivation and processing, and cafes.
• Representative local tourist destination: Chungju Hwalok Cave attracts over 400,000 visitors annually, establishing itself as a representative tourist attraction in the Chungju region. This also contributes to the revitalization of the local economy.

Recruitment Information

• Main Hiring Positions: We mainly recruit sales staff, store employees (gift shop, wine shop, cafe), crop cultivation and farm management staff, etc.
• Benefits: Lunch is provided.

💡 A Word from JobPloy
Hwalok Tourism Farm Corporation operates not only shiitake mushroom and wasabi cultivation but also a unique tourist facility called Hwalok Cave. It is highly likely that employment will be in the agriculture and tourism service sectors. In the agricultural sector, crop cultivation and management may be the main tasks, and in the tourism sector, tasks such as customer service, store management, and operation of experience programs may be performed. Since work will be done in a constant temperature environment inside the cave, the influence of external environmental changes due to seasonal variations may be small. Experience in customer service and agriculture would be helpful for adapting to the job.