Hōyo Strait
The Hōyo Strait is the strait at the narrowest part of the Bungo Channel in Japan.Photo: 大分帰省中, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Strait
- Description: strait
- Also known as: “Hayasui-kaikyō”, “Hayasui-seto”, “Hayasuino-seto”, “Hoyo Kaikyo”, “Hōyo Kaikyō”, and “Hōyo-kaikyō”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sadamisaki Lighthouse.
Sadamisaki Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: BUNBUN, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sadamisaki Lighthouse is situated 4 km northeast of Hōyo Strait.
Hōyo Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Hōyo Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Hōyo Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Hayasui”
- Catalan: “estret de Hōyo”
- Cebuano: “Hōyo Kaikyō”
- Chinese: “丰予海峡”
- Chinese: “豐予海峽”
- Czech: “Hójo”
- Czech: “Průliv Hójo”
- Danish: “Hajasuino Seto”
- Danish: “Hoyostrædet”
- Danish: “Hōyostrædet”
- French: “détroit de Hōyo”
- French: “Détroit de Hōyo”
- Indonesian: “Selat Hōyo”
- Italian: “Stretto di Hōyo”
- Japanese: “九四架橋”
- Japanese: “早吸瀬戸”
- Japanese: “豊予海峡 ”
- Japanese: “豊予海峡”
- Japanese: “速吸の瀬戸”
- Korean: “호요 해협”
- Polish: “Hōyo Kaikyō”
- Polish: “Hōyo”
- Portuguese: “Estreito de Hōyo”
- Russian: “Хаясуи”
- Slovenian: “Hojo Kaikjo”
- Slovenian: “Hōyo Kaikyō”
- Slovenian: “preliv Hojo”
- Slovenian: “preliv Hōyo”
- Vietnamese: “Eo biển Hoyo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shono and Kushi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sada-misaki and Taka Shima.
Japan: Must-Visit Destinations
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