Eikowan

A bay located at the back of East Korea Bay, which curves into the Sea of ​​Japan on the eastern coast of the northern Korean Peninsula. The mouth of the bay is 15 kilometers wide at the southern end of Kojima Island in the north, and extends about 18 kilometers into the bay. Near the mouth of the bay are numerous islands, including Raijima Island, Takashima Island, Shinjima Island, and Matsujima Island, as well as numerous reefs. To the north of the bay is Matsuda Bay, surrounded by the Kojima Peninsula, and to the south is Wonsan Port. The Katsuma Peninsula, which forms the breakwater of Wonsan Port, is known as the "Myesha Tenri" (Seaside Sea), with its scent of seaweed, and the bay is a swimming beach that is a nationally renowned resort with beautiful scenery.

[Fish pond]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

朝鮮半島北部東岸、日本海に湾曲した東朝鮮湾の奥にある湾。湾口は北方の虎(こ)島の南端で幅15キロメートル、湾入約18キロメートルに及んでいる。湾口付近は麗(らい)島、高(こう)島、薪(しん)島、松(しょう)島などの島嶼(とうしょ)と、無数の岩礁を形成している。湾内の北方には虎島半島に囲まれた松田(しょうでん)湾があり、南方には元山(げんざん)港がある。元山港の防波堤をなす葛麻(かつま)半島はカイドウのにおう「明沙十里」で、湾内は海水浴場になっており、全国的に知られた景観のよい保養地である。

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