Fig.1. Suruga bay

Suruga Bay (Suruga-wan) is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshū, Japan, in Shizuoka Prefecture. It lies south of Mount Fuji, and west of the Izu Peninsula. According to Japanese version of Wiki [[1]], Suruga Bay is deepest (2500m latitude) bay around Japan. The central part of the coast (at Numazu) is sandy; the North part is rocky (see fig.1). Behind the bay, Mt.Fuji; at the right hand side, Numazu coast. The left-hand side of the bay (as it is shown in the figure) is open to the ocean. The bay is mostly protected against oceanic waves, which favors to fishing, sailing, windsurfing and research of Deep-Sea organisms [[2]] and tektonic activity [[3]] [[4]]. The bay is about 3-5 hours to drive from Tokyo through Gotenba or Numazu, dependently on traffic jams at the Tomei express-way and Numazu city. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 246 KB) Season: October. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 246 KB) Season: October. ... View of the Pacific Ocean from Oregon. ... HonshÅ« (本州 Literally Main State) is the largest island of Japan, called the Mainland; it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait. ... Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Mount Fuji Mount Fuji , IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Japan. ... Location. ... Numazu (沼津市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Mount Fuji Mount Fuji , IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Japan. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... Gotenba (御殿場市; -shi) is a city located on the southeastern flank of Mt. ... Numazu (沼津市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ...

Coordinates: 34°51′N 138°33′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...