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The Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海, Seto Naikai), sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan.
The Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海, Setonaikai) lies between the Japanese main islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Its calm waters stretch over 400 kilometers from Osaka to Kitakyushu and include some 3000 islands, many of which are inhabited.
The Seto Inland Sea — Setonaikai or Setouchi in Japanese and often simply called the Inland Sea in English — is a body of water in Japan bounded by southern Honshu, northern Shikoku and northern Kyushu. Covering an area of 21,827 square kilometers, it is linked to the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean by narrow channels.
An inland sea (also known as an epeiric sea or an epicontinental sea) is a continental body of water which is very large in area and is either completely surrounded by dry land or connected to an ocean by a river, strait or "arm of the sea".
Inland Sea, the body of water lying between the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It is composed of five distinct basins linked together by channels. Its east-west length is about 270 miles (440 km), and its waters are easily navigable.
The Seto Inland Sea is the large body of water that separates Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu and provides access to some of the countries' largest cities. Since ancient times it has served as a communication and trade route between Japan, China and Korea.
Located between the main Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, the Seto Inland Sea is a natural marvel. Spanning 400 kilometers end to end, this vast yet calm body of water plays host to over 700 islands.
