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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
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
relatively low rainfall
connectsTo Bungo Channel
Kanmon Straits
Kii Channel
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
containsIsland Awaji Island
Ikuchijima
Inujima
Miyajima
Naoshima
Omishima
Shikoku smaller islands
Shodoshima
Teshima
country Japan
designatedAs Setonaikai National Park core area
hasApproximateArea about 23,000 square kilometers
hasApproximateAverageDepth about 38 meters
hasApproximateLength about 450 kilometers
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication
industrial pollution
red tides
hasFamousView Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima
Shimanami Kaido cycling route
Tomonoura harbor
hasJapaneseName Seto Naikai
hasMajorPort Hiroshima
Kitakyushu
Kobe
Okayama
Osaka
Takamatsu
hasMaximumDepth about 105 meters
hasNationalPark Setonaikai National Park
historicalRole center of Setouchi trading network
major coastal shipping route in Japan
hostsEvent Setouchi Triennale art festival
isPartOfCulturalRegion Setouchi region
knownFor Setouchi art and culture
historic maritime route
mild climate
numerous islands
scenic beauty
locatedInRegion western Japan
partOf Pacific Ocean basin
partOfRoute historic maritime route between Osaka and Kyushu
separates Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
spannedByBridgeSystem Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge
Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge
Nishiseto Expressway (Shimanami Kaido)
Seto Ohashi Bridge
supportsIndustry aquaculture
fishing
shipping
tourism


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