Sea of Japan

Summary

Sea of Japan is a marginal sea^[1]. It draws 747 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #3 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sea of Japan is in the country of Russia^[3].
• Sea of Japan is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Sea of Japan is in the country of North Korea^[5].
• Sea of Japan is in the country of South Korea^[6].
• Sea of Japan's image is recorded as Sea of Japan Map en.png^[7].
• Sea of Japan's instance of is recorded as marginal sea^[8].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Gōnokawa River^[9].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Mogami River^[10].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Shinano River^[11].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Teshio River^[12].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Tumen River^[13].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Arakawa River^[14].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Himekawa River^[15].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Iwaki River^[16].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Kema^[17].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Kiyevka River^[18].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Koyoshi River^[19].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Kurobe River^[20].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Kuzuryū River^[21].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Maksimovka River^[22].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Maruyama River^[23].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Milogradovka^[24].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Omono River^[25].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Sekikawa River^[26].
• Sea of Japan's inflows is recorded as Sendai River^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Japan^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in -0660^[33]; North Korea^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in North Korea^[35], founded in 1948^[36]; and South Korea^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in South Korea^[38], founded in 1948^[39].

Designation and Status

Sea of Japan's instance of is recorded as marginal sea^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sea of Japan include Donghae Line^[40], a railway line^[41], in South Korea^[42] and Nihonkai Hisui Line^[43], a railway line^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2015^[46].

Why It Matters

Sea of Japan draws 747 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #3 of 27).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Donghae Line^[40], a railway line^[41], in South Korea^[42] and Nihonkai Hisui Line^[43], a railway line^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2015^[46].