PUB. 158 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ JAPAN VOLUME 1 ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2005 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2005 NINTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub.158, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Japan, Volume 1, for every influence tending to cause deviation from such track, Ninth Edition, 2005, is issued for use in conjunction with and navigate so that the designated course is continuously Pub.120, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean being made good. and Southeast Asia. Companion volumes are Pubs. 154, 155, 0.0 Currents.—Current directions are the true directions toward 157, and 159. which currents set. 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 22 January 2005, including Notice to Mariners No. 4 of 2005. omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal Explanatory Remarks passage or fairway are described. 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department in meters, or tenths of miles. of Defense Directive 5105.40, dated 12 December 1988, and 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally pursuant to the authority contained in U. S. Code Title 10, those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- Sections 2791 and 2792 and Title 44, Section 1336. Sailing theses following another name are alternate names that may Directions, covering the harbors, coasts, and waters of the appear on some charts. In general, alternate names are quoted world, provide information that cannot be shown graphically only in the principal description of the place. Diacritical marks, on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. such as accents, cedillas, and circumflexes, which are related to specific letters in certain foreign languages, are not used in the 0.0 Sailing Directions (Enroute) include detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the largest scale interest of typographical simplicity. Geographic names or their chart produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence spellings do not necessarily reflect recognition of the political Agency. This publication is divided into geographic areas status of an area by the United States Government. called “Sectors.” 0.0 Heights.—Heights are referred to the plane of reference used for that purpose on the charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Bearings.—Bearings are true, and are expressed in degrees from 000˚ (north) to 360˚, measured clockwise. General 0.0 Index-Gazetteer.—Navigational features and place-names bearings are expressed by initial letters of points of the com- are listed alphabetically in the back of the book. The approxi- pass (e.g. N, NNE, NE, etc.). Adjective and adverb endings mate position, along with the Sector and paragraph numbers have been discarded. Wherever precise bearings are intended (e.g. 1.1), facilitate location in the text. degrees are used. 0.0 Internet Links.—This publication provides internet links to web sites concerned with maritime navigational safety, includ- 0.0 Coastal Features.—It is assumed that the majority of ships have radar. Available coastal descriptions and views, useful for ing but not limited to, Federal government sites, foreign Hy- radar and visual piloting are included in geographic sequence drographic Offices, and foreign public/private port facilities. in each Sector. NGA makes no claims, promises, or guarantees concerning the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the web 0.0 Corrective Information.—Corrective information and other comments about this publication can be forwarded to NGA, as sites and expressly disclaims any liability for errors and omis- follows: sions of these web sites. 0.0 Light and Fog Signals.—Lights and fog signals are not de- 0.0 1. Mailing address: scribed, and light sectors are not usually defined. The Light 0.0Maritime Division Lists should be consulted for complete information. 0.0National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 0.0 Ports.—Directions for entering ports are depicted where 0.0ST D 44 appropriate by means of chartlets, sketches, and photos, which 0.04600 Sangamore Road facilitate positive identification of landmarks and navigational 0.0Bethesda MD 20816-5003 aids. These chartlets and sketches are not always to scale, how- 0.0 2. E-mail address: ever, and should be used only as a general informational guide [email protected] in conjunction with the best scale chart. Specific port facilities 0.0 New editions of Sailing Directions are corrected through the date of the publication shown above. Important information to are omitted from the standard format. They are tabulated in amend material in the publication is available as a Publication Pub. 150, World Port Index. Digital Update (PDU) from the NGA Maritime Division 0.0 Radio Navigational Aids.—Radio navigational aids are not website. described in detail. Publication No. 117 Radio Navigational Aids and NOAA Publication, Selected Worldwide Marine Broadcasts, should be consulted. 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (PDUs) http://164.214.12.145/sdr 0.0 Sales.—For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, 0.0 DC 20402-0001. Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800, DC area 0.0 Courses.—Courses are true, and are expressed in the same manner as bearings. The directives “steer” and “make good” a (202) 512-1800. course mean, without exception, to proceed from a point of origin along a track having the identical meridianal angle as the 0.0GPO Bookstore Website designated course. Vessels following the directives must allow 0.0http://bookstore.gpo.gov Pub. 158 III IV . 0.0 Soundings.—Soundings are referred to the datum of the 0.0 British Hydrographic Department Sailing Directions. charts and are expressed in meters. 0.0 Japanese Sailing Directions. 0.0 Special Warnings.—A Special Warning may be in force for 0.0 Various port handbooks. the geographic area covered by this publication. Special 0.0 Reports from United States naval and merchant vessels and Warnings are printed in the weekly Notice to Mariners upon various shipping companies. promulgation and are reprinted annually in Notice to Mariners 0.0 Other U.S. Government publications, reports, and docu- No. 1. A listing of Special Warnings currently in force is ments. printed in each weekly Notice to Mariners, Section III, Broad- 0.0 Charts, light lists, tide and current tables, and other docu- cast Warnings, along with the notice number of promulgation. ments in possession of the Agency. Special Warnings are also available on the Maritime Division 0.0 Internet web sites: website. 0.0 1. Port of Yokohama Home Page 0.0NGA Maritime Division Website (Special Warnings) 0.0http://city.yokohama.jp/me/port/index-e.html http://164.214.12.145/warn/warn_j_query.html 0.0 2. Bridges of Japan 0.0http://member.nifty.ne.jp/bridges/japane.htm#AA 0.0 Wind Directions.—Wind directions are the true directions 0.0 from which winds blow. Reference List 0.0 The principal sources examined in the preparation of this publication were: Pub. 158 Contents How to Keep this Book Corrected . II Preface. III Chartlet—Sector Limits . VII Conversion Tables. VIII Sailing Directions Information and Suggestion Sheet . IX Abbreviations . XI Sector 1 Hokkaido—North, East, and South Coasts . 1 Sector 2 East Coast of Honshu—Shiriya Saki to Inubo Saki . 21 Sector 3 Southeast Coast of Honshu—Inubo Saki to Iro Saki . 39 Sector 4 Nampo Shoto . 63 Sector 5 South Coast of Honshu—Iro Saki to Hino Misaki . 73 Sector 6 South Coast of Shikoku and East Coast of Kyushu . 103 Sector 7 Nansei Shoto (Ryukyu Islands) and Off-lying Islands . 119 Sector 8 Southwest Coast of Kyushu, including Off-lying Islands . 143 Glossary . 173 Index—Gazetteer . 175 Pub. 158 V 0.0SECTOR LIMITS — PUB. 158 Pub. 158 VII Conversion Tables Feet to Meters Feet0123456789 0 0.00 0.30 0.61 0.91 1.22 1.52 1.83 2.13 2.44 2.74 10 3.05 3.35 3.66 3.96 4.27 4.57 4.88 5.18 5.49 5.79 20 6.10 6.40 6.71 7.01 7.32 7.62 7.92 8.23 8.53 8.84 30 9.14 9.45 9.75 10.06 10.36 10.67 10.97 11.28 11.58 11.89 40 12.19 12.50 12.80 13.11 13.41 13.72 14.02 14.33 14.63 14.93 50 15.24 15.54 15.85 16.15 16.46 16.76 17.07 17.37 17.68 17.98 60 18.29 18.59 18.90 19.20 19.51 19.81 20.12 20.42 20.73 21.03 70 21.34 21.64 21.95 22.25 22.55 22.86 23.16 23.47 23.77 24.08 80 24.38 24.69 24.99 25.30 25.60 25.91 26.21 26.52 26.82 27.13 90 27.43 27.74 28.04 28.35 28.65 28.96 29.26 29.57 29.87 30.17 Fathoms to Meters Fathoms 0123456789 0 0.00 1.83 3.66 5.49 7.32 9.14 10.97 12.80 14.63 16.46 10 18.29 20.12 21.95 23.77 25.60 27.43 29.26 31.09 32.92 34.75 20 36.58 38.40 40.23 42.06 43.89 45.72 47.55 49.38 51.21 53.03 30 54.86 56.69 58.52 60.35 62.18 64.01 65.84 67.67 69.49 71.32 40 73.15 74.98 76.81 78.64 80.47 82.30 84.12 85.95 87.78 89.61 50 91.44 93.27 95.10 96.93 98.75 100.58 102.41 104.24 106.07 107.90 60 109.73 111.56 113.39 115.21 117.04 118.87 120.70 122.53 124.36 126.19 70 128.02 129.85 131.67