Seto Inland Sea
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The Seto Inland Sea is a sheltered body of water in western Japan, dotted with numerous islands and spanned by major bridges, known for its scenic beauty, mild climate, and historical role as an important maritime route.
Aliases (5)
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
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inland sea → sea in Japan → |
| borderedByIsland |
Honshu
→
Kyushu → Shikoku → |
| bordersPrefecture |
Ehime Prefecture
→
Fukuoka Prefecture → Hiroshima Prefecture → Hyogo Prefecture → Kagawa Prefecture → Oita Prefecture → Okayama Prefecture → Osaka Prefecture → Tokushima Prefecture → Wakayama Prefecture → Yamaguchi Prefecture → |
| climate |
mild
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relatively low rainfall → |
| connectsTo |
Bungo Channel
→
Kanmon Straits → Kii Channel → Pacific Ocean → Sea of Japan → |
| containsIsland |
Awaji Island
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Ikuchijima → Inujima → Miyajima → Naoshima → Omishima → Shikoku smaller islands → Shodoshima → Teshima → |
| country |
Japan
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| designatedAs |
Setonaikai National Park core area
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| hasApproximateArea |
about 23,000 square kilometers
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| hasApproximateAverageDepth |
about 38 meters
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| hasApproximateLength |
about 450 kilometers
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| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
eutrophication
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industrial pollution → red tides → |
| hasFamousView |
Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima
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Shimanami Kaido cycling route → Tomonoura harbor → |
| hasJapaneseName |
Seto Naikai
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| hasMajorPort |
Hiroshima
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Kitakyushu → Kobe → Okayama → Osaka → Takamatsu → |
| hasMaximumDepth |
about 105 meters
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| hasNationalPark |
Setonaikai National Park
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| historicalRole |
center of Setouchi trading network
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major coastal shipping route in Japan → |
| hostsEvent |
Setouchi Triennale art festival
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| isPartOfCulturalRegion |
Setouchi region
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| knownFor |
Setouchi art and culture
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historic maritime route → mild climate → numerous islands → scenic beauty → |
| locatedInRegion |
western Japan
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| partOf |
Pacific Ocean basin
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| partOfRoute |
historic maritime route between Osaka and Kyushu
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| separates |
Honshu
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Kyushu → Shikoku → |
| spannedByBridgeSystem |
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge → Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge → Nishiseto Expressway (Shimanami Kaido) → Seto Ohashi Bridge → |
| supportsIndustry |
aquaculture
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fishing → shipping → tourism → |
Referenced by (29)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Harima-nada Sea
→
Harima-nada Sea ("Inland Sea of Japan") → Hiroshima ("Seto Inland Sea coastal area") → Yodo River ("Seto Inland Sea watershed") → |
partOf |
|
Chūgoku region
→
Western Japan → |
bordersBodyOfWater |
|
Seto Ohashi Bridge system
→
Shimanami Kaido → |
crosses |
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Shikoku
→
Tabuse, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan → |
hasCoastlineOn |
|
Japanese archipelago
→
Kyushu ("Inland Sea") → |
hasSea |
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Harima-nada Sea
→
Harima-nada Sea ("Inland Sea of Japan") → |
locatedIn |
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Kii Channel
→
Rokkō Island → |
locatedInBodyOfWater |
|
Kure
→
Seto Inland Sea region → |
locatedOnBodyOfWater |
|
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
→
Seto Ohashi Bridge system ("Seto Inland Sea region") → |
region |
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Hyogo Prefecture
→
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coastOn |
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Kii Channel
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connects |
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Mount Ishizuchi
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hasViewOf |
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Port of Kobe
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locatedInWaterbody |
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Nishinomiya
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|
locatedOn |
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Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
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|
locatedOnSea |
|
Port of Sakai-Semboku
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locatedOnWaterbody |
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Port of Osaka
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ocean |
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Port of Nishinomiya
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waterbody |