Harima Sea
Harima Sea is the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan. Located on the south side of the southwestern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, it is bounded by Awaji Island to the east, Shodoshima to the west, and Shikoku in the south, with the Ieshima Islands in the northwest.
The area of the sea is approximately, and the depth is around, however in some areas the depth exceeds. An important route crosses from the Kinki region to the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions.
There are many rocky reefs, which are good fishing grounds for sea bream. Sand lance are often caught, and Tsukudani is a specialty of Banshu, but production has been declining due to the damage to sand lance habitat caused by the extraction of sea sand.
Rivers
- Hyōgo Prefecture
- * Kakogawa, Ichikawa, Yumesakigawa, Ibogawa, Chikusagawa, Senba River, Noda River, Ōtsumo River, Mihara River
- Kagawa Prefecture
- * Minatogawa
Port towns
- Sakoshi
- Iwashihama
- Iwami
- Murotsu
- Fukuura
- Hiketa
- Takasu
- Hinase
- Ushimado
Industrial ports
- Himeji Port
- Higashiharima Port
Islands
- Awaji Island
- Ieshima Islands
- * Ieshima
- * Tanga Island
- * Boze Island
- * Nishijima
- Shodoshima