Ulsan Metropolitan City- Take a trip to learn about Ulsan's industry and history. This book introduces the charms of the city, which is easily accessible by high-speed rail, and tourist information that revives the history of whaling culture. -
Located between Busan and Gyeongju, Ulsan faces the Sea of Japan and is a port city blessed with a warm climate. The city center is an industrial area and the surrounding areas are agricultural, and although it is one of Korea's seven largest cities, it still retains beautiful nature. The industrial area is home to Hyundai Motor's production lines, and the city boasts the highest automobile production volume in Korea, and other major Korean companies have set up shop in the industrial complex. Furthermore, along the coast is Korea's largest petrochemical complex, making it one of Korea's leading industrial cities.
Ulsan city is also famous as a whaling base and is home to tourist spots such as the Jangsaengpo Whale Museum, the Eonyang Amethyst Cave Land with its Natural Amethyst Museum, and Cape Ganjeol. In terms of food, Eonyang is famous for its bulgogi village and whale meat dish Gorejjigae (whale meat hotpot).
