Wonsan



Wonsan (원산, 元山市) is a city in the Donghae Coast region of North Korea.

Understand
This is a major port city, naval base and administrative capital of Kangwon Province. It is an area rarely visited by foreign tourists.

The siege of Wonsan during the Korean War was the longest in modern American naval history.

By train
There are a few train stations connected to the rest of the country and to the capital Pyongyang, including and.

By boat
There is a ferry from Wonsan to Niigata in Japan called the Mangyongbong-92 that sails 20-30 times a year. It is generally restricted to Japanese nationals with a current family connection to North Korea. The crossing takes about 28 hours.

Go next
The Kumgangsan mountain resort is close by.