Rajin

Japanese: 羅津 - らしん
Rajin

A port city in the eastern part of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It is the northernmost port in Korea, located in Rajin Bay, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The port is a natural harbor with Daecho Island and Socho Island narrowing the mouth of the bay and forming a breakwater. The nearby waters are rich in fishing grounds for cod, pollock, mackerel, etc., and it is a base for inshore fishing and a port of call on coastal shipping routes. Rajin was originally just a fishing village, but under Japanese colonial rule, it was built as the shortest route to the mainland. In 1932, it also became the terminus of the Kihoe Line, and became a port city with a population of over 300,000. As the final station on the Wonra Line, it is a key point for land and sea transportation, and is connected to Yugi by the Yura Tunnel (3,850 meters), the longest tunnel in the country. A railway line was opened between Rajin and Chongjin in 1965.

[Fish pond]

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Japanese:

北朝鮮、咸鏡(かんきょう)北道東部にある港市。朝鮮最北部の港で、三面が山に囲まれた羅津湾に位置している。港は大草島、小草島が湾口を狭めて防波堤となり、天然の良港となっている。近海はタラ、明太(メンタイ)(スケトウダラ)、サバなどの豊かな漁場で、近海漁業の根拠地であり、沿岸航路の寄港地でもある。羅津はもとは漁村にすぎなかったが、日本の植民統治下に、大陸進攻の最短距離の地として築港された。1932年吉会線の終点港ともなり、人口30万余の港湾都市となった。元羅線の最終駅として陸海交通の要所で、雄基との間は国内最長の雄羅トンネル(3850メートル)で結ばれている。1965年清津(せいしん)との間に鉄道が開通している。

[魚 塘]

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