{"id":816,"date":"2021-03-21T21:27:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T14:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?page_id=816"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T07:40:54","slug":"seas-of-japan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/seas-of-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Seas of Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"816\" class=\"elementor elementor-816\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea150e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea150e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a13039\" data-id=\"0a13039\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c9961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40c9961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ea1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05ea1cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geography<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8844b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seas of Japan<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3f8af1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3f8af1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b2a64a\" data-id=\"6b2a64a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c646d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"12c646d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe49d1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fbe49d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542d381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"542d381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43654d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f43654d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5240ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a464729\" data-id=\"a464729\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6be6f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6be6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34883b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b34883b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"seas-oceans\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Japanese seas and oceans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc357e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc357e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e229022\" data-id=\"e229022\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c718982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c718982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2b24c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2b24c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The islands of the Japanese archipelago are surrounded by multiple marginal seas.<br \/>All these seas are <strong>extensions of the <\/strong><strong>North-Western Pacific Ocean<\/strong>, which lies to the east of Japan.<\/p><p><strong>SEA OF OKHOTSK<\/strong> &#8211; north of Hokkaid\u014d Island<\/p><p><strong>NORTH PACIFIC<\/strong> <strong>OCEAN<\/strong> &#8211; west of Honsh\u016b Island, east of the Nansei Islands<\/p><p><strong>PHILIPPINE SEA (PACIFIC OCEAN)<\/strong> &#8211; south of Honsh\u016b Island<\/p><p><strong>INNER SEA \/ SETO INNER SEA<\/strong> \u2013 between the islands of Honsh\u016b, Shikoku and Ky\u016bsh\u016b<\/p><p><strong>SEA OF JAPAN \/ EAST SEA<\/strong> \u2013 off the east coast of Honsh\u016b and Hokkaid\u014d islands, between the Japanese archipelago, the Korean peninsula, Sakhalin island and the Russian mainland.<\/p><p><strong>EAST CHINA SEA<\/strong> \u2013 south of Ky\u016bsh\u016b and along the west coast of the Nansei \/ Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b islands<\/p><p><strong>KOREA STRAIT<\/strong> \u2013 a passage located between the Korean peninsula and the northern coasts of Ky\u016bsh\u016b \/ western Honsh\u016b. The strait is split by Tsushima Island into the Western Channel and the Tsushima Strait or Eastern Channel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6188b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"ef6188b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-816 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ef6188b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"MAIN ISLANDS, SEAS AND ARCHIPELAGOS OF JAPAN\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmx1ZWphcGFuLm9yZ1wvZnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xOVwvMjAyMVwvMDNcL01BSU4tSVNMQU5EUy1BTkQtU0VBUy1BUkNISVBFTEFHTy1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWY2MTg4YiJ9\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/MAIN-ISLANDS-AND-SEAS-ARCHIPELAGO-scaled.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2490\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/MAIN-ISLANDS-AND-SEAS-ARCHIPELAGO-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"MAIN ISLANDS, SEAS AND ARCHIPELAGOS OF JAPAN\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/MAIN-ISLANDS-AND-SEAS-ARCHIPELAGO-scaled.jpg 2490w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/MAIN-ISLANDS-AND-SEAS-ARCHIPELAGO-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2490px) 100vw, 2490px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-784'>\n\t\t\t\tJapan&#8217;s 4 main islands, and 2 major archipelagos (the Nansei and Nanp\u014d Islands)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfd997a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfd997a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-701914d\" data-id=\"701914d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087c263 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"087c263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb93840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb93840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"straits-inlets\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Straits and inlets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104b2ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104b2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Japanese archipelago\u2019s length and geographical position, at the end of the Eurasian continent exposes the islands a great seasonal and climatic diversity.<\/p><p>The Japanese islands are surrounded by multiple <strong>marginal seas<\/strong>, and powerful <strong>warm and cold oceanic currents<\/strong> (the Kuroshio-Oyashio system) flow directly along the coasts and through different straights, before blending in the surrounding waters. <br \/>Some currents are constant and others subject to seasonal changes &#8211; but all play a major role in creating Japan\u2019s rich marine environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b62917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b62917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Index-map-of-the-Ryukyu-Islands-Japanese-Islands-Honshu-Hokkaido-Shikoku-and.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Index-map-of-the-Ryukyu-Islands-Japanese-Islands-Honshu-Hokkaido-Shikoku-and.png 850w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Index-map-of-the-Ryukyu-Islands-Japanese-Islands-Honshu-Hokkaido-Shikoku-and-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/Index-map-of-the-Ryukyu-Islands-Japanese-Islands-Honshu-Hokkaido-Shikoku-and-768x760.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f254439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f254439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Index map of the Japanese islands<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Index-map-of-the-Ryukyu-Islands-Japanese-Islands-Honshu-Hokkaido-Shikoku-and_fig7_241713018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.researchgate.net<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01eb7df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01eb7df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82b0ba4\" data-id=\"82b0ba4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67a72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a67a72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68bbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d68bbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To the north of Hokkaid\u014d, Japanese coasts are in contact with the <strong>subarctic<\/strong> climates and waters of the <strong>North Pacific<\/strong> and the <strong>Sea of Okhotsk<\/strong> (much of which actually falls into Russia\u2019s exclusive economic zone).<\/p><p>The <strong>S\u014dya Strait<\/strong> (or La Perouse Strait) runs between Hokkaid\u014d and Russia&#8217;s Sakhalin islands, linking the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk.<\/p><p>South of Hokkaid\u014d, the <strong>Tsugaru Strait<\/strong> separates Hokkaido and Honshu Islands, and links the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean.<\/p><p>To the east of Honsh\u016b is the Sea of Japan (also known as the <em>East Sea<\/em>), stretching between the main islands of Japan and continental China and Korea, and ending with the <strong>Korean Strait.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85662a7\" data-id=\"85662a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d675480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"d675480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-816 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d675480\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Map of the Japanese Archipelago\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmx1ZWphcGFuLm9yZ1wvZnJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC8xOVwvMjAyMVwvMDNcL2phcGFuX3JlbDk2LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQ2NzU0ODAifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/japan_rel96.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"1292\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/japan_rel96.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/japan_rel96.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/japan_rel96-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/japan_rel96-858x1024.jpg 858w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/japan_rel96-768x917.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bf261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68bf261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.lib.utexas.edu\/maps\/japan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legacy.lib.utexas.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b81be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b81be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb5f0d\" data-id=\"bdb5f0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29295c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29295c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Korean Strait is <\/strong>approximately 200 km across, and separates southwest Japan from South Korea and links the East China Sea to the Sea of Japan.<br \/>The Korean Strait itself is <strong>split by Tsushima Island<\/strong>, north of Ky\u016bsh\u016b, into the Western Channel and the Tsushima Strait (or Eastern Channel)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc35456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc35456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The island of Shikoku, just off the island of Honsh\u016b\u2019s west coast, also forms a narrow inner sea , the <strong>Seto inland Sea<\/strong>, enclosed by the islands of Honsh\u016b, Shikoku, and Ky\u016bsh\u016b. The inland sea features multiple straits, and is doted with islands and harbouring complex currents.<\/p><p>The islands of Honsh\u016b and Ky\u016bsh\u016b are separated by the <strong>Kanmon Straits<\/strong> or the Straits of Shimonoseki.<\/p><p>South and west of Ky\u016bsh\u016b, we find the <strong>East China Sea<\/strong>, a rather shallow body of water with subtropical climate conditions.<\/p><p>The islands of the <strong>Nansei archipelago<\/strong>, stretching down to Taiwan, form the border between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean\u2019s Philippine Sea, encompassing the subtropical southern islands of the <strong>Nanp\u014d archipelago<\/strong>, that stretch far to the west and south with the Izu islands and then Ogasawara\/Bonin islands.<br \/><br \/>In the Nansei Islands, the <span lang=\"ja\" title=\"Japanese-language text\"><strong>Kerama Gap \/ Miyako strait<\/strong>,\u00a0 separating the Kerama and Miyako Islands. is the largest strait (250km wide) in the island chain, and accounts for some marked cultural\/linguistic differences<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c1424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8c1424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/japan-magazine.jnto.go.jp\/en\/1504_n\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1504_naruto_main.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11761\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1504_naruto_main.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1504_naruto_main-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1504_naruto_main-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505a21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505a21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Naruto whirlpools &#8211; Seto Inland Sea<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/japan-magazine.jnto.go.jp\/en\/1504_n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">japan-magazine.jnto.go.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e0b1f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e0b1f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0465401\" data-id=\"0465401\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc7d2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ecc7d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cba0ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cba0ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba1f6a3\" data-id=\"ba1f6a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab9ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ab9ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"lakes\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Major Lakes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f1fcc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f1fcc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03eec3f\" data-id=\"03eec3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b535993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b535993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japan\u2019s volcanic landscape also features over 30 freshwater lakes, the biggest one being Kansai region\u2019s <strong>Lake Biwa<\/strong>, with a surface area of 670 km\u00b2 and a depth of over 100+ metres, which fills a large fault basin on Honsh\u016b island.<\/p><p>The second-largest is <strong>Lake Kasumiga<\/strong> (with a surface area of 220 km\u00b2), located 60 km to the north-east of T\u014dky\u014d.<\/p><p>These are followed by <strong>Lake Saroma<\/strong> (with a surface area of 150 km\u00b2) on Hokkaid\u014d, <strong>Lake Inawashiro<\/strong> (surface area 103.3\u00a0km\u00b2) in northern Honsh\u016b, and Lake Nakaumi in western Honsh\u016b (surface area 86.2\u00a0km\u00b2)<\/p><p>Some <strong>fresh water diving<\/strong> is possible in lakes, including but not limited to Lake Biwa. Famous lake diving highlights include :<\/p><p><strong>Lake Motosu<\/strong>\u00a0 (surface area 4.7 km\u00b2, maximum depth of 121 metres), which the westernmost of the Fuji Five Lakes. It is an altitude lake, located at an altitude of 900 metres, located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, in Honsh\u016b\u2019s Ch\u016bbu region.<\/p><p><strong>Lake Shikotsu<\/strong>, (surface area 78.4 km\u00b2, maximum depth of 363 metres) a caldera lake with a famous for having the clearest water in Japan (up to 50m+ visibility), located on Hokkaid\u014d island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d165e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7d165e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/shikotsu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11756\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/shikotsu.jpg 669w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/shikotsu-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2384b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2384b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lake Shikotsu, Hokkaid\u014d<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/goadventure.com\/adventures\/adventure\/explore-lake-shikotsu-toya-and-mount-usu\/104599P11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goadventure.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a63cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90a63cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1c40b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d1c40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/currents-of-japan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c4e2e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"66c4e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/climate-and-season\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/typhoon-xorld-meteorological-organisation-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1066\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/climate-and-season\/\">Climate &amp; Seasons<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06fc25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a06fc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81aea5d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"81aea5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/climate-and-season\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f74b00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f74b00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3ba478\" data-id=\"e3ba478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717e0e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"717e0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d7129 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c8d7129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bdc7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96bdc7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec16fd\" data-id=\"9ec16fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e74b9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5e74b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30ab00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b30ab00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07900d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e07900d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/maritime-geography\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/JAPAN-EUROPE-NORTH-AMERICA-yellow.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/maritime-geography\/\">Maritime Geography<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d090aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d090aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6ce17 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f6ce17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/maritime-geography\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65c760c\" data-id=\"65c760c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780dfae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"780dfae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aeded9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9aeded9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e1f97 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"97e1f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/islands-of-japan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1992\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-corrected-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-1113\" alt=\"JAPANESE REGIONS AND MAJOR ISLAND CHAINS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-corrected-scaled.jpeg 2490w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-corrected-292x300.jpeg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/islands-of-japan\/\">Islands of Japan<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d399f62 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d399f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/islands-of-japan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-273045f\" data-id=\"273045f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1faa84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b1faa84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e09a07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e09a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c4aa6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"61c4aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/biodiversity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/pigmy-Bangka-2015-SSS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2147\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/biodiversity\/\">Biodiversity<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9058bfe elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9058bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/biodiversity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff64261\" data-id=\"ff64261\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7bca5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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