Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. A controversy exists about the sea name, with South Korea promoting the appellation East Sea. Each property is either located directly on or within sight of the coast.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Central Sikhote-Alin | "The site stretches from the peaks of Sikhote-Alin to the Sea of Japan" - AB Document | |
| Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine | The site includes three ports: Tomogaura, Okidomari, and Yunotsu "To the south-west of Honshu Island, just inland from the Sea of Japan, is a cluster of silver-bearing mountains, rising to 600 metres and interspersed by deep river valleys." - AB Document | |
| Okinoshima Island | Okinoshima and the other islets are located in the Sea of Japan | |
| Sado Island Gold Mines | Sea of Japan - located on Sado Island, some thirty-five kilometres west of the Niigata Prefecture coast (Sea of Japan). | |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | "Sokkuram Grotto is located on the south-eastern slope of Mount Toham, facing the East sea." - AB Document | |
| Shirakami-Sanchi | "In the north of Honshu, on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures, 15km inland from the Sea of Japan." - AB Document |
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