Tsugaru Peninsula and Tsugaru Strait

Tsugaru Strait (津軽海峡 Tsugaru Kaikyō) is a channel between Honshū and Hokkaidō in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. It was named after the western part of Aomori Prefecture. The Seikan Tunnel passes under it at its narrowest point (19.5km) between Tappi Misaki on the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori, Honshū and Shirakami Misaki on the Matsumae Peninsula in Hokkaidō. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 552 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (647 × 702 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lokation of Tsugaru Peninsula in Japan File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 552 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (647 × 702 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lokation of Tsugaru Peninsula in Japan File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... 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. ...   literally North Sea Circuit, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... The Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea (see naming dispute), is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea and Russia. ... Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. ... In-train display showing progress through tunnel The Seikan Tunnel (青函トンネル Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道 Seikan Zuidō) is a 53. ... Landsat image of Tsugaru Peninsula The Tsugaru Peninsula (津軽半島, Tsugaru Hantō) is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshu island, Japan. ... Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. ...

The Tsugaru Strait has eastern and western necks, both approximately 20 km across with maximum depths of 200 and 140 m respectively.^[1]

In the past the most common way for passengers and freight to cross the strait was on ferries, approximately a four-hour journey. Now the Seikan Tunnel provides a convenient alternative and approximately halves the travel time in comparison to ferrying. When Shinkansen trains can traverse the tunnel to Hakodate (scheduled for 2015), the journey time will be cut to 50 minutes.^[2] Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. ... The Hokkaido Shinkansen (北海道新幹線) is a high-speed rail line currently under construction between Aomori (HonshÅ«) and Hokkaido through the Seikan Tunnel. ... View of Hakodate from Mountain Hakodate (函館市; -shi) is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ...

In 1954 1,155 lives were lost in the strait, on the freightliner Toya Maru. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

References

1. ^ Tsuji, H., Sawada, T. and Takizawa, M. (1996). "Extraordinary inundation accidents in the Seikan undersea tunnel". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Geotechnical Engineering 119 (1): 1-14. 
2. ^ Morse, D. (May 1988). "Japan Tunnels Under the Ocean". Civil Engineering 58 (5): 50-53. 

Coordinates: 41°29′57″N, 140°36′57″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...