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| ⚫ | {{Nihongo|'''Sagami Bay'''|相模湾|Sagami-wan|also known as the '''Sagami Gulf''' or '''Sagami Sea'''}} lies south of [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] in [[Honshu]], central [[Japan]], contained within the scope of the [[Miura Peninsula]], in Kanagawa, to the east, the [[Izu Peninsula]], in [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], to the west, and the [[Shōnan]] coastline to the north, while the island of [[Izu Ōshima]] marks the southern extent of the bay. It lies approximately {{convert|40|km|mi}} southwest of the capital, [[Tokyo]]. Cities on the bay include [[Odawara]], [[Chigasaki]], [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa|Fujisawa]], [[Hiratsuka]], [[ |
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[[File:Mt._Fuji_from_Hiroyama_Ｐａｒｋ_(Zushi).jpg|thumb|250x250px|Viewed from Miura Peninsula.]] |
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| ⚫ | {{Nihongo|'''Sagami Bay'''|相模湾|Sagami-wan|also known as the '''Sagami Gulf''' or '''Sagami Sea'''}} lies south of [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] in [[Honshu]], central [[Japan]], contained within the scope of the [[Miura Peninsula]], in Kanagawa, to the east, the [[Izu Peninsula]], in [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], to the west, and the [[Shōnan]] coastline to the north, while the island of [[Izu Ōshima]] marks the southern extent of the bay. It lies approximately {{convert|40|km|mi}} southwest of the capital, [[Tokyo]]. Cities on the bay include [[Odawara]], [[Chigasaki]], [[Fujisawa, Kanagawa|Fujisawa]], [[Hiratsuka]], [[Itō, Shizuoka|Itō]], and [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The center of the [[1923 Great Kantō earthquake|Great Kantō earthquake]] in 1923 was deep beneath [[Izu Ōshima]] Island in Sagami Bay. It devastated Tokyo, the port city of [[Yokohama]], and the surrounding prefectures of [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Kanagawa]], and [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], and caused widespread damage throughout the [[Kantō region]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hammer|first=Joshua|date=2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6O8VyhDbUPgC&q=yokohama+burning|title=Yokohama Burning: the Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II|page=278|isbn=978-0743264655|publisher=Free Press}}</ref> The shallow nature of the seabed on the north of the bay, and the funnelling effect of [[tsunami]] and [[typhoon]] wave energy, contributed to certain parts of the Shonan coast having suffered considerable damage, including the destruction of the [[Kōtoku-in]] temple housing the Great Buddha, or [[Daibutsu]] during the [[1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake|massive tsunami of 1498]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kamio|first1=Kenji|last2=Willson|first2=Heather|title=An English Guide to Kamakura's Temples and Shrines|date=2008|isbn=978-4-8461-0811-3|pages=143, 144|publisher=緑風出版 }}</ref> |
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== Natural environment == |
== Natural environment == |
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A branch of the warm [[Kuroshio Current]] warms the bay, allowing it to host marine organisms typical of more southerly regions and giving a mild climate to the land bordering |
A branch of the warm [[Kuroshio Current]] warms the bay, allowing it to host marine organisms typical of more southerly regions and giving a mild climate to the land bordering it. The maximum depth of Sagami Bay is about 1500 meters. |
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Organisms from sub-arctic regions are |
Organisms from sub-arctic regions are advected into the bay by intrusions of the Oyashio Current resulting in very high [[biodiversity]].<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=315031 CJO – Abstract – Biodiversity in midwater cnidarians and ctenophores: submersible-based results from deep-water bays in the Japan Sea and north-western Pacific<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is the major study site for research programs at the University of Tokyo (ORI) and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). |
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In 2004, soil samples from |
In 2004, soil samples from Sagami Bay were found to contain [[radioactive contamination]] from the [[Bikini Atoll]] [[nuclear testing|nuclear tests]] that took place from 1946 to 1958.<ref>[http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/chanel-1/detail-1.php3?chanel=1&column=a&id=9561 SEPA<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805152404/http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/chanel-1/detail-1.php3?chanel=1&column=a&id=9561 |date=2004-08-05 }}</ref> |
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The [[Hikiji River]], [[Sagami River]] and [[Sakai River (Tokyo, Kanagawa)|Sakai River]] flow into the bay. |
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{{wide image|Sagami Bay from Mt.Komagatake 02.jpg|2200px|Sagami Bay as seen from Mt.Komagatake. (April 2008)}} |
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* {{commonscat-inline|Sagami Bay}}} |
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* Hammer, Joshua. (2006). [http://books.google.com/books?id=6O8VyhDbUPgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Tokyo+1923&lr=&source=gbs_summary_r ''Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II.''] New York: [[Simon & Schuster]]. 10-ISBN 0-7432-6465-7; 13-ISBN 978-0-7432-6465-5 (cloth) |
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Kamio, Kenji & Willson, Heather, An English Guide to Kamakura's Temples and Shrines,Ryokufu Shuppan, Tokyo, 2008 (paperback). ISBN 978-4-8461-0811-3 |
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Location
Location of Sagami Bay (Japan)
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Location of Sagami Bay (Kanagawa)
Sagami Bay (相模湾, Sagami-wan, also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea) lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshu, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the Shōnan coastline to the north, while the island of Izu Ōshima marks the southern extent of the bay. It lies approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the capital, Tokyo. Cities on the bay include Odawara, Chigasaki, Fujisawa, Hiratsuka, Itō, and Kamakura.
History
[edit]The center of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 was deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay. It devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, and the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kantō region.[1] The shallow nature of the seabed on the north of the bay, and the funnelling effect of tsunami and typhoon wave energy, contributed to certain parts of the Shonan coast having suffered considerable damage, including the destruction of the Kōtoku-in temple housing the Great Buddha, or Daibutsu during the massive tsunami of 1498.[2]
Natural environment
[edit]A branch of the warm Kuroshio Current warms the bay, allowing it to host marine organisms typical of more southerly regions and giving a mild climate to the land bordering it. The maximum depth of Sagami Bay is about 1500 meters.
Organisms from sub-arctic regions are advected into the bay by intrusions of the Oyashio Current resulting in very high biodiversity.[3] It is the major study site for research programs at the University of Tokyo (ORI) and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
In 2004, soil samples from Sagami Bay were found to contain radioactive contamination from the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests that took place from 1946 to 1958.[4]
The Hikiji River, Sagami River and Sakai River flow into the bay.
References
[edit]- ^ Hammer, Joshua (2006). Yokohama Burning: the Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II. Free Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0743264655.
- ^ Kamio, Kenji; Willson, Heather (2008). An English Guide to Kamakura's Temples and Shrines. 緑風出版. pp. 143, 144. ISBN 978-4-8461-0811-3.
- ^ CJO – Abstract – Biodiversity in midwater cnidarians and ctenophores: submersible-based results from deep-water bays in the Japan Sea and north-western Pacific
- ^ SEPA Archived 2004-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Sagami Bay at Wikimedia Commons}
