Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Akashi strait

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Akashi strait

明石海峡
alternative words: Akashikaikyo strait, Akashikaikyo, Akashi-kaikyo, Akashi kaikyo
keywords: strait
related topics: Inland sea , Honshu island , Awaji island , Akashi bridge , Kobe city , Osaka bay
explanation: Strait located between Honshu and Awaji islands on the west of Kobe city, it allows to communicate Inland sea (Setonaikai) with Osaka bay. The width is about 4 km and its narrowness provokes very fast currents in each tide (about 6 knots). For that reason the fishes coming from this region are highly appreciated due to developed muscles especially sea breams and octopus. Now the world longest suspended bridge, "Akashi bridge" crosses over this strait.