Dangjin

Dangjin (당진) is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea.

It stands on the south shore of the Bay of Asan. Dangjin borders Incheon, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong by sea, and Seosan, Yesan, and Asan by land.

Understand

Dangjin is located along the west coast of South Korea.

Get in

By bus

1 Dangjin Bus Terminal. People can use Dangjin Intercity Bus Terminal. This Terminal is located in the center of Dangjin (updated Sep 2024)

Get around

By car

Dangjin does not have good bus service. So, It will be better to use car like taxi or car rental service.

By bus

Dangjin Bus's cycling time is long. But, car rental service is no available, Bus can be a good alternative plan.

See

• 1 Samseon Mountain Arboretum (삼선산수목원), 79 Samseonsan Arboretum-gil, ancient-myeon, ☏ +82 041-350-4187. It is a beautiful arboretum, an ecological learning center where you can enjoy nature and preserve and display various plant species. It is a good place to enjoy a walk while healing in nature, and it is a popular attraction for family visitors and nature lovers 
• 2 Gijisi Juldarigi Museum (기지시줄다리기박물관), 11, Anteulmosi-gil, Songak-eup. It is a traditional folk game museum and was established to inform and preserve the Korean-style tug-of-war handed down in the region. (updated Sep 2024)
• 3 Dangjin Hapdeok Irrigation Folk Museum (합덕수리민속박물관), 379-9, Deokpyeong-ro, Hapdeok-eup, ☏ +82 041-350-4931. It was built to commemorate Hapdeokje, one of the three major reservoirs of Joseon, and to allow residents and tourists to experience the value of Suri (water 利) and its past agricultural culture and the wisdom of their ancestors. (updated Sep 2024)
• 4 Waemok Village (왜목마을), 47, Waemok-gil, Seongmun-myeon. Waemok Village is the only place in Korea where you can see sunrise, sunset, and moonrise on the same day. The village is on a peninsula with coasts facing east and west, so you can watch the sunrise from one and sunset from the other. There are also sandy beaches and seaside rocks often used for fishing. (updated Sep 2024)

• 5 Hapdeok-cathedral (합덕성당), 22 Hapdeokseongdang 2-gil, Hapdeok-eup, ☏ +41-363-1061. (updated Oct 2024)

Do

• 6 Sapgyoho amusement park (삽교호놀이동산), 15 Sapgyocheon 3-gil, Sinpyeong-myeon, ☏ +82 041-363-4589. 10:00~21:50. 

• 7 Marine Theme Experience Center (해양테마체험관), Sapgyoho Hamsang Park, 79 Sapgyocheon 3-gil, Sinpyeong-myeon, ☏ +82 041-363-6960. 9:00-18:00. It is a facility that provides marine-related exhibitions and experiences. It is a space that provides various educational and fun experiences by utilizing Dangjin's marine resources and helps understand the marine environment and ecosystem 

Buy

• Myeoncheon-Dugyeonju is a traditional liquor, a type of yakju passed down from the area of Myeoncheon-myeon and is a medicinal liquor under the liquor tax law. It is made of yeast, glutinous rice, non-glutinous rice, and azalea flowers. Azalea flowers are also called dugyeonhwa, and the name dugyeonju came from here. It is National Intangible Cultural Property No. 86-2.

Sleep

• 1 Dangjin Seohaerang 83 (당진 서해랑 83). It is a sort of Korean rental cottage like resort. It has an outdoor swimming pool. (updated Sep 2024)