| Sea of Japan | |
| Category: | Sea |
| Region: | Pacific Ocean |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Country: | Japan |
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.
In film[]
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.