Tokuyama Bay

An inlet located almost in the center of the Seto Inland Sea coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. A beautiful bay surrounded by the Oshima Peninsula and Otsushima Island in Shunan City, it was an important naval port until World War II. Currently, a huge petrochemical complex with the largest shipping volume in the prefecture has developed along the bay area, and Tokuyama Kudamatsu Port has been designated an international hub port, with annual trade volume accounting for approximately 30% of the entire prefecture. Mount Taika on the Oshima Peninsula, Kurokami Island in the bay, and Otsushima Island are part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.

[Hajime Miura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

山口県瀬戸内海沿岸のほぼ中央にある湾入。周南(しゅうなん)市の大島半島と大津島に囲まれた良湾で、第二次世界大戦までは海軍の要港であった。現在は湾岸一帯に県下一の出荷額をもつ巨大な石油化学コンビナートが発達し、徳山下松港(とくやまくだまつこう)は国際拠点港湾に指定され、年間貿易額は全県の約30％にも及ぶ。大島半島の太華(たいか)山、湾内の黒髪(くろかみ)島、大津島などは瀬戸内海国立公園の一部。

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