Ancient Korean scholar’s journey to Japan . MARCH 11, 2013 03:04. . The Yeongam Wang-in Culture Festival is held Sunday in the traditional Korean neighborhood of Insa-dong in Seoul. The journey to Japan of Wang-in, a scholar of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, is re-enacted with actors dressed as the scholar and his wife walking in Insa-dong. Wang-in spread "The Thousand Chinese Letters Classic" and "The Analects of Confucius" among the Japanese.