The Ōsumi Peninsula projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Lava erupted in 1914 by Sakurajima made a land connection with the northwest of the Ōsumi Peninsula.
The Satsuma Peninsula is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Ōsumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically, it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, and it includes the prefectural capital, Kagoshima City. Near the southern tip of the peninsula is the 924 metres (3,031 ft) Mount Kaimon (Kaimon-dake) and the hot springs of Ibusuki Onsen.
The Hyūga Nada is the part of the Pacific Ocean that lies off the eastern shore of the island of Kyushu, to the south-west of the island of Honshu, off the south coast of Japan. Its name is derived from the former province of Hyūga, which corresponded to the prefecture of Miyazaki before the Meiji Restoration. Also, earthquakes occur repeatedly in Hyuga Nada.
Typhoon Ida, known in Japan as Makurazaki Typhoon, was a powerful and very deadly typhoon which formed over the western Pacific Ocean and struck Japan in September 1945, shortly after the Japanese surrender in World War II, causing over 2,000 deaths. The storm struck parts of Kyushu and Ryukyu which had already been ravaged by the war and compounded the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which had occurred only one month prior, resulting in further devastation to the already destroyed city. The typhoon likely had much higher wind speeds than were recorded at the time, with current estimates of the storm's minimum pressure as low as 917 millibars, though meteorologists are uncertain of the storm's true intensity. The typhoon remains one of the deadliest in Japanese history and is one of only a few storms to be known by a separate name in Japanese.
Fossa Magna is a great rift lowland in Japan. It is often confused with the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line. However, Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line is a line; Fossa Magna is an area. Fossa Magna is Latin for "great crevasse". This name was given by Heinrich Edmund Naumann.
Hōfu Tenman-gū (防府天満宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane.
Typhoon Marie, as known as the Tōya Maru Typhoon in Japan, was a typhoon that hit Japan in September 1954. Marie did a great deal of damage to Hokkaido, and the Tōya Maru train ferry sank due to the high waves and windstorm caused by Marie. Because of it, JMA in Japan named the storm Tōya Maru Typhoon.
Typhoon Della, known in Japan as the 3rd Miyakojima Typhoon and in the Philippines as Typhoon Maring, was a typhoon that struck Miyakojima of Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū Island in September 1968.
South Kantō earthquakes or Greater Tokyo Area earthquakes are general terms for major earthquakes that occurs repeatedly historically in the southern part of Kanto region in Japan. It has been announced that there is a 70% chance that earthquakes of about M7 will occur in the southern part of the Kanto region within the next 30 years.
The Abukuma Highlands or Abukuma Mountains is a highland area of Japan that extends from the southern part of Miyagi Prefecture to the eastern part of Fukushima Prefecture and then to the northern part of Ibaraki Prefecture. Most of the highlands belong to Fukushima Prefecture. The highest peak in the highlands is Mount Ōtakine (1,192m).
Echigo Plain or Niigata Plain is an alluvial plain that extends from central to northern Niigata Prefecture in Japan. The area of the plain is approximately 2000km2. It is the largest rice-growing area in Japan. The plain was formed by the Agano and Shinano rivers.
The Shikoku Mountains are a mountain range that runs from east to west in the central part of the Shikoku in Japan. The length of the mountain range is about 250 km (160 mi). The highest peak in the mountain range is Mount Ishizuchi.
Kyushu Mountains is a mountain range that runs from northeast to southwest in central Kyushu.
Kantō Mountains or Kantō Range is a mountain range on the west side of the Kanto Plain in central Japan.
Tosa Bay is a bay north of the line connecting Cape Muroto and Cape Ashizuri in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Tosa Bay is better fishing grounds in Japan, which is strongly affected by the Kuroshio Current.
Sendai Bay is a bay from the Oshika Peninsula of Miyagi Prefecture to Cape Unoo of Fukushima Prefecture.
Dewa Mountains is a mountain range that runs north and south on the west side of the Tohoku region of Japan. The mountain range spans Aomori, Akita, and Yamagata prefectures. The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Chokai (2,236m).
The Echigo Mountains are a mountain range that straddle Niigata, Fukushima, and Gunma prefectures in Japan.
Japan Weather Association is a Japanese general incorporated foundation that conducts meteorological services. It founded in 1950.
The Ane River is a river that flows through the northern part of Shiga Prefecture, Japan, entering Lake Biwa at the city of Nagahama.
