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What are the major features of the sea of Japan?

The Sea of Japan 

The Sea of ​​Japan is a body of water in East Asia bounded by Russia and Sakhalin to the north, Korea to the west, South Korea to the southwest, and the Japanese archipelago (Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu) to the east and south. 

The Sea of ​​Japan is connected to the East China Sea in the south through the Tsushima Strait and the Korea Strait, and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the north through the Laperuz Strait and the Tatar Strait.

In the east, it is connected to the Inland Sea of ​​Japan via the Kanmon Strait, and to the Pacific Ocean via the Tsugaru Strait.

The Sea of ​​Japan is a semi-enclosed sea located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Also known as the East China Sea, it is bordered by mainland Russia and Sakhalin to the north and the Korean peninsula to the west, while Japan's Honshu, Kyushu and Hokkaido archipelagos define its eastern and southern borders.

The Sea of ​​Japan (see below for other names) is a marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the Russian Far East mainland.

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Like the Mediterranean, it has few tides as it is almost completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.

This isolation also affects animal diversity and salinity, both of which are lower than in the open ocean. 

The sea has no big islands, bay's, or capes.

Its water balance is mainly determined by the inflow and outflow of the straits connecting adjacent seas and the Pacific Ocean. 

Few rivers enter the sea and their total contribution to water exchange is within 1%.

The Japanese islands are formed by the aforementioned geological units parallel to the subduction front. 

The parts of the islands facing the Pacific plate are generally younger and have a larger proportion of volcanic product's, while the parts of the islands facing the Sea of ​​Japan are mostly heavily fault-folded sediments.

There are thick Quaternary sediments in northwestern Japan. 

This makes determining the geological history and composition difficult and not yet fully understood.

The islands of Japan are surrounded by several marginal seas, and strong cold and warm ocean currents (the Kuroshio-pro-tide system) flow directly along the coast, through various straits, and then mix with the surrounding water's.

Some ocean currents are constant, while others are subject to seasonal fluctuations - but they all play an important role in creating Japan's rich marine environment.

Shipping intensity is moderate due to frosty relations with many of its neighbor's.

Therefore, the largest ports in Japan are located on the Pacific coast, and the main ports in the Sea of ​​Japan are Niigata, Tsuruta and Maizuru. 

South Korea's main ports are Busan, Ulsan and Pohang on the southeastern coast of the Korean peninsula, but also mainly for countries that do not border the Sea of ​​Japan.