Sunrise
Over the sea.
Jeongdongjin is a seaside village and beach on the east coast of South Korea, in Gangdong-myeon, part of the city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province, about 16 km in a straight line south-east of central Gangneung. It is famous as one of the finest places in Korea to watch the sun rise over the sea. Its name means «the harbour due east», because in the Joseon era it was considered to lie directly east of Gwanghwamun gate in Hanyang, today's Seoul. With modern surveying it turned out to lie east of Dobongsan, a mountain in Seoul, instead. Jeongdongjin Station stands right at the edge of the beach and is listed by Guinness World Records as the railway station closest to the sea in the world. The village became widely known after a popular television drama was filmed at the station in 1995. Nearby are a park with a giant sandglass, a coastal terrace designated a Natural Monument, a hotel shaped like a cruise ship on top of a cliff, and a seaside walkway that runs along the rocks. The beach is free, and several trains, including KTX services, stop at the station. It is crowded on New Year's morning, when people come to see the year's first sunrise, so choose an ordinary day for a quieter visit.
Over the sea.
At the beach's edge.
Along the rocks.
Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea
By train to Jeongdongjin Station.
Yes.