Jeongdongjin (정동진), also known as Chongdongjin, is a town near Gangneung in Gangwon, South Korea., South Korea, and one of the most popular sites in Korea for watching the sunrise on New Year's Day. It is eighteen kilometers south-east of Gangneung on the east coast of Korea along the Sea of Japan.

Understand

View over Jeongdongjin

Jeongdongjin is a favorite destination for young couples in Korea because of its romantic scenery and white sand. From the top of the cliffs where you can look down on Jeongdongjin Station, and there is a sculpture park surrounded by palm trees. It was a set of a Korean television series, Hourglass, and it made Jeongdongjin train station famous.

Get in

Jeongdongjin station

• 1 Jeongdongjin station (정동진역). Jeongdongjin has apparently the world's most closely situated train station to the ocean (at least according to the Guinness Book of Records.  

See

North Korean Sang-O submarine that ran aground in South Korean waters near Gangneung, in 1996

• 1 Jeongdongjin Time Museum, 990-1, Heonhwa-ro, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung. The Time Museum in Jeongdongjin, built with a steam locomotive and a 200-metre train, is a fun and unique exhibition space that talks about 'Time', from the birth of time to Einstein's time, medieval time turned into art, and time through the eyes of modern artists - this is a museum that will make your head and heart float. (updated Sep 2023)
• 2 Jeongdongjin Beach (정동진해변), 17, Jeongdongyeok-gil. It refers to the area around Jeongdongjin Beach, about 18 kilometres south of Gangneung city centre. It's a classic sunrise spot, and one of the most popular places to watch the sunrise of the new year every 31 December. (updated Sep 2023)
• Hourglass Park, 2 Jeongdongjin-ri, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung, Gangwon-do. A giant millennium commemorative hourglass has been installed on the sandy beach, and there is also a "Jeongdong Jin Time Museum" nearby.

Eat

• 1 Sun Cafe, 6, Jeongdongyeok-Gil, Gangneung, ☏ +82 33-644-5466. (updated Sep 2023)

Sleep

Sun Cruise Res. A giant millennium commemorative hourglass has been installed on the sandy beach, and there is also a "Jeongdong Jin Time Museum" nearby. giant millennium commemorative hourglass has been installed on the sandy beach, and there is also a "Jeongdong Jin Time Museum" nearby. A giant millennium commemorative hourglass has been installed on the sandy beach, and there is also a "Jeongdong Jin Time Museum" nearby.ort

• 1 Sun Cruise Hotel. Unusual hotel built in the shape of a cruise ship on a hill overlooking the ocean. A sight seeing attraction in itself. (updated Nov 2016)
• 2 Hotel Tops 10, 455-34, Heonhwa-ro, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung. It is just a 3-minute drive from Geumjin Beach and within a 40-minute drive from Gangneung KTX Station. Free Wi-Fi is available at the hotel. A flat-screen TV, safety deposit box, fridge and electric kettle are included in each room at Hotel Topsten. Suites also boast sea views, a sofa and a bathtub. (updated Sep 2023)