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First sunrise of the year at Jeongdongjin | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

First sunrise of the year at Jeongdongjin in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Gangneung · schedule Day trip · distance 26km · 4 stops · highlight…

First sunrise of the year at Jeongdongjin
Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Gangneung · Today’s itinerary

First sunrise of the year at Jeongdongjin

Setting out to find the rising sun over the East Sea, hoping for a tomorrow better than today. To greet the dawn breaking gently between the tranquil sea, sky, and pale mist, head to Jeongdongjin, Gangneung. Jeongdongjin is a village located east of the Gwanghwamun road milestone in Seoul, known as one of Korea's representative sunrise spots with its train and pine trees. The Jeongdongjin beach connects to the Hourglass Park, where the Time Museum operates. Let’s welcome a true time travel celebrating the first sunrise and reflecting on time while dreaming of the future in Jeongdongjin, Gangneung.

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Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province GangneungStops 4places📏 26km

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Day 1

장소2
총거리7m
이동시간1 min walk
1

정동진역 〉

Attraction · 강원특별자치도 강릉시
정동진역 1

강릉에 있는 정동진역은 전국에서 바다가 가장 가까운 역으로, 경복궁 광화문에서 볼 때 정 동쪽에 위치한다 하여 이름이 붙었다. 1962년 보통 역으로 영업을 시작한 정동진역은 인근에 탄광이 밀집해 있어 한때 인구가 5천 명에 이르렀다. 그러나 정부의 석탄산업 합리화 정책으로 인구 2천 명도 안 되는 조그마한 어촌으로 변했고 1990년대 초부터는 열차가 거의 운행하지 않을 정도로 한산했다. 1995년 드라마 '모래시계'가 선풍적인 인기에 힘입어 배경이 된 정동진역 일대도 전국적으로 알려지기 시작하였다. 이때부터 정동진 해돋이를 보기 위해 많은 사람이 찾아들었고 전국적인 관광 명소가 되었다. 서울 청량리와 정동진 간 6시간 코스의 해돋이 열차는 물론 전국 각지에서 정동진행 관광 열차를 운행할 정도로 활기가 넘친다. 해돋이를 비롯해 인근에 정동진해수욕장, 일명 모래시계나무라 불리는 해송, 정동진 시비 등이 있다.

1 min walk
2

Hourglass Park 〉

★4.0(6.1k)
Civic Park · Gangwon-teukbyeoljachi-do Gangneung-si
Hourglass Park 1
Hourglass Park 2
Hourglass Park 3
Hourglass Park 4

Hourglass Park is quaintly arranged against the backdrop of the East Sea, mountains, and Jeongdongjin 2-ri village. In the center is an hourglass, surrounded by pine trees. There are benches facing the sea. Directly in front of Hourglass Park is Jeongdongjin Beach. Jeongdongjin Hourglass Park was created in 1999 by Gangneung City and Samsung Electronics to commemorate the new millennium, with a total project cost of 1.28 billion won. The hourglass in the park is the largest in the world by size and weight, and the sand inside takes exactly one year to fall completely to the bottom. Then, at midnight on January 1 of the next year, it is rotated half a turn to start anew. Unlike a slender gourdlike glass vessel, Jeongdongjin's hourglass has a round shape to symbolize the infinity of time. The round shape also represents the sun rising over the East Sea, and the parallel train rails symbolize the eternal flow of time. Jeongdongjin, the place where the hourglass was erected, is an area east of the road milestone in front of Gwanghwamun in Seoul. Thus, at the summer solstice, it is the area where the sun rises first in the easternmost part of the Korean Peninsula.

Day 2

장소2
총거리1.9km
이동시간4 min by car
3

하슬라아트월드 〉

Attraction · 강원특별자치도 강릉시
하슬라아트월드 1

하슬라아트월드는 자연과 사람, 예술이 조화롭게 공존하는 종합예술공간이다. 3만 3천여 평의 조각공원은 ‘성성활엽길’, ‘소나무 정원’, ‘시간의 광장’, '바다정원‘, ’하늘전망대‘, ’돌갤러리와 소똥미술관‘의 테마로 자연훼손을 최소화하기 위하여 비탈면과 산의 높이를 그대로 이용하여 손으로 직접 만들었으며 자연을 가장 아름답게 볼 수 있는 각도로 길을 내고 예술정원으로 꾸몄다. 하슬라아트월드는 국내외 작가들과 함께 하는 예술 작업 및 공연 전시 축제가 1년 내내 끊이지 않는 특별한 경험과 행복을 주는 공간이다.

4 min by car
4

Gangneung Unification Park 〉

★4.0(638)
Security Tourism Facility · Gangwon-teukbyeoljachi-do Gangneung-si
Gangneung Unification Park 1
Gangneung Unification Park 2
Gangneung Unification Park 3
Gangneung Unification Park 4

Gangwon-do is the only divided province of the world, the waist of the division. The coastal central city of Gangneung, Aninjinn and Jeongdongjin, are sites of national division and carry the sorrow of war. It is where the North Korean army first invaded on June 25, 1950, and where a North Korean submarine infiltrated on September 18, 1996, shocking the whole nation. Bearing the pain of the Korean War, the September 18 North Korean submarine, and armed guerrilla infiltrations, Gangneung Unification Park was established as a large-scale exhibition park displaying military equipment in one place to emphasize the importance of national security and promote security awareness while hoping for peaceful unification. However, in October 2021, the decommissioned ship 'Jeonbuk-ham' exhibited at the naval exhibition hall was dismantled due to aging facilities and safety concerns, disappearing into history. Also, from around March 2024, the North Korean submarine is scheduled to be moved to the Navy 1st Fleet Command.

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Stay Interview Gangneung
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9.6
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Stay Interview Gangneung

Pension
📍Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do 1458, Yulgok-ro
Loved by recent guests1.1km
$65/ night

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Jeongdongjin Dawoo Resotel (Korea Quality)
Good location
8.0
95 reviews

Jeongdongjin Dawoo Resotel (Korea Quality)

Motel
📍43, Jeongdongdeungmyeong-gil, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
0.7km · Easy stop nearby0.7km
$37/ night

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Gangneng badapunggeong Pension
Good location
8.1
51 reviews

Gangneng badapunggeong Pension

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📍29, Jeongdongdeungmyeong-gil, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung-si
0.6km · Easy stop nearby0.6km
$41/ night

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Gangneung JD38 spa Pension
Good location
8.0
21 reviews

Gangneung JD38 spa Pension

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📍38, Jeongdongdeungmyeong-gil, Gangdong-myeon, Gangneung-si
0.7km · Easy stop nearby0.7km
$45/ night

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Haslla Art World Meseum Hotel
👍Excellent
8.2
996 reviews

Haslla Art World Meseum Hotel

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📍1441 Yulgok-ro, Gangdong-myeon
An easy overnight stop for this course1.0km
$101/ night

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