The islands
of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu surround the Seto Inland Sea. It is the
largest inland sea in Japan and is located at the approximate center of
the islands constituting the nation's territorry. Over seven hundred large
and small islands with intricate shorelines form the beautiful, distinct
scenery of this region. The climate is temperate with little rainfall,
yet six hundred sixty-four different water sources feed into the Seto
Inland Sea from its surrounding mountains. On average, fifty billion cubic
meters of water flow into the Sea from these sources every year.
