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The Sea of Japan is a body of water located in the Pacific Ocean, separating the Japanese archipelago from the mainlands of Russia, North Korea and South Korea. It includes three different basins, the Japan Basin, the Yamato Basin and the Tsushima Basin. It connects to the Pacific Ocean from the north by the Strait of Tartan and it channels into it from the south by the Western Channel, or Korea Strait. At it's maximum depth, it is 3,742 meters deep. It has a total surface area of 378,000 square miles.

The Sea of Japan played a role in the 1954 daikaiju film, Gojira. The fictional Oto Island was located in the Sea of Japan and it was the first setting seen in the film. In the movie, the awakened monster Gojira attacked several shipping vessels, destroying them with his atomic breath, leaving few survivors. Those who did live, were rescued and taken to Oto Island where an emergency triage unit had been established.

Tokyo Bay is a body of water located in the Japanese archipelago in the Kantō region. It spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel.

Tokyo Bay played a key role in the 1954 daikaiju film, Gojira. At the end of the movie, the bay was used as the nesting place for the monster known as Godzilla. Having already suffered devastating losses from the creature's rampage, members of the Japanese government as well as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force were forced to take desperate measures. They employed the assistance of a scientist named Daisuke Serizawa, who had invented a device that could liquefy living tissue called the Oxygen Destroyer. Serizawa brought the prototype weapon aboard a vessel out on Tokyo Bay and donned a deep sea diving suit. He was lowered down into the depths until he found Godzilla's nesting place. Serizawa opened the canister containing the Oxygen Destroyer and activated it. The water in the surrounding area began bubbling as the compound took effect. Godzilla awakened, surfaced briefly to emit a roar of agony, then sank down again beneath the waves. His body disintegrated leaving nothing behind but a skeleton, which was lost to the tumultuous sea. Doctor Serizawa watched the entire affair until he too was consumed by his own weapon.