Tokyo Bay
Coordinates: 35°31′21″N 139°54′34″E / 35.522577°N 139.909570°E
Tokyo Bay (東京湾, Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. It goes on the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. The Uraga Channel connects Tokyo Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Its old name was Edo Bay (江戸湾, Edo-wan). The Tokyo Bay region is the place with the most people, and it's the place that is most industrialized in Japan.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Tokyo Bay 東京湾 Tōkyō-wan | |
|---|---|
 Photo of Tokyo Bay (NASA Earth Observatory) | |
 Tokyo Bay, in a narrow sense (pink) and in a broad sense (pink and blue) | |
| Location | Honshu, Japan |
| River sources | Ara River Edo River Obitsu River Yoro River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Surface area | 1,500 square kilometres (580 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Max. depth | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Islands | Sarushima |
Tokyo Bay Media
Tokyo Bay and Greater Tokyo at night (2018)
"Tsukuda Takeyo" in Katsushika Hokusai's famous picture collection "Thirty-six Views of Tomitake"*In the latter half of the Edo period, you can see Mt. Fuji far from Tsukuda Island (currently Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) in front of Edo, which is crowded with ships.
American planes over USS Missouri and Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945
References
- ↑ Tokyo Bay (2012). Tokyo: Shogakukan. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ 東京湾 (in ja) (2012). Tokyo: Shogakukan. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ 東京湾 (in ja) (2012). Tokyo: Shogakukan. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ 千葉県：総論 ＞ 東京湾 (in ja) (2012). Tokyo: Shogakukan. OCLC 173191044. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ 東京湾 (in ja) (2012). Tokyo: Shogakukan. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
