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Wakasa Bay

Bay in Chūbu, Japan

Field	Value
name	Wakasa Bay
image	Wakasa bay beach.jpg
caption	Wakasa Bay from a beach in Fukui Prefecture
coords
rivers	Yura, Shono, Saburi
oceans	Sea of Japan
countries	Japan
area	2,657 km2
cities	Tsuruga, Obama, Maizuru, Miyazu, Kyōtango
pushpin_map	Japan

Note

Bay of Japanese area Wakasa Bay

|max-depth = Wakasa Bay is a bay located in the Chūbu region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Kyoto Prefecture, and Fukui Prefecture.

Geography

Wakasa Bay is the area south of the straight line from Cape Kyoga on the west of Tango Peninsula to Cape Echizen on the east Echizen town. This area covers about 2657 km2. Obama Bay is a sub-bay of Wakasa Bay.

Border communities

;Fukui prefecture :Echizen town, Minamiechizen, Tsuruga, Mihama, Wakasa, Obama, Ōi, Takahama ;Kyoto prefecture :Maizuru, Miyazu, Yosano, Ine, Kyōtango

Rivers

Yura, Shono, Saburi, etc.

Development

Ports

Some of the most important ports on Japan's western coast are located in Wakasa Bay, these are the Ports of Tsuruga and .

Military facilities

The Port of Maizuru contains the naval bases of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

References

(2009-04-04). "Wakasa wan Quasi-National Park". Fukui Prefecture.
[https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/87380/1/Shiki_1985.pdf 日本全国沿岸海洋誌]. 第24章若狭湾. 東海大学出版会. Accessed on November 28, 2017.
(July 2002). "Port of Maizuru". Japan Dredging and Reclamation Engineering Association.

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