Korean saju, answered

Short, sourced answers to the questions people ask about Korean saju before and during a trip to Korea. Each page links to the part of Saju Trip that goes deeper.

• What is Korean saju?Korean saju (사주, four pillars) reads your birth year, month, day and hour as eight characters. Saju Trip explains it in plain English and turns it into a Korea itinerary.
• How is Korean saju different from Western astrology or Chinese BaZi?Saju reads the calendar characters of your birth time, astrology reads the sky, and BaZi is the Chinese name for the same four-pillar method. Saju Trip explains the differences.
• What does my day pillar mean in Korean saju?Your day pillar is the heavenly stem and earthly branch of the day you were born — one of 60. Saju Trip has a plain-English page for every one of the 60 day pillars.
• Where can I get a saju reading in English in Seoul?Saju cafés in Hongdae and Myeong-dong welcome foreign visitors, some with interpreters. Saju Trip gives you a free English reading online first, so you arrive knowing your chart.
• Is there a free saju reading online in English?Saju Trip gives a free saju reading in English: your Destiny Type, day pillar, element balance and a Korea itinerary. No sign-up, and your birthday never leaves your device.
• What are unique cultural experiences to try in Seoul?A saju reading is itself one of Seoul's most Korean experiences. Saju Trip matches the rest — hanok alleys, palaces, markets, stages — to your Destiny Type.