Yangsan is a new residential town for the larger city of Busan. It has an expanding population of 280,000.

Yangsan station is a terminus of the Busan subway line 2.

There are inter-city buses from Ulsan, Changwon, Gyeongju and other cities.

• 35.488129.0641 ^{[dead link]} Tongdosa Temple (통도사). Buddhist temple stay and museum. One of seven Korean mountain monasteries inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018. (updated Jan 2017)
• 35.325865129.0234882 ^{[dead link]} Yangsan Tower (양산타워), 264-1 Gangbyeon-ro, Dong-myeon, Yangsan, ☏ +82 55-367-9026. 10AM-10PM. Great views of the local area. (updated Jan 2017)

• Busan on the metro to the south
• Ulsan is close to the east