Japan Honshu – Sea of Japan

Beginning in Shikaku, this route crosses the Inland Sea to Okayama and traverses the mountains to Sakaminato on Japan's west coast. It continues to Okinoshima, then returns to Honshu at Tottori, moving east along the Sea of Japan to Toyama before ending south in Nagoya.

Flightplan HERE

 

The Great Seto Bridge or Seto Ohashi Bridge is a series of double deck bridges connecting Okayama and Kagawa prefectures in Japan across a series of five small islands in the Seto Inland Sea. Built over the period 1978–1988, it is one of the three routes of the Honshū–Shikoku Bridge Project connecting Honshū and Shikoku islands and the only one to carry rail traffic.

Sakaiminato sits at the northern tip of the Yumigahama Peninsula in western Tottori Prefecture. Surrounded by Lake Nakaumi, the Sea of Japan, and the Sakai Channel, it borders Matsue in Shimane Prefecture via the Sakai Channel or Eshima Ohashi Bridge. The city is built on a flat sandbar about two meters above sea level.

Okinoshima occupies all of the island of Dōgo, in the Oki Islands archipelago in the Sea of Japan, along with numerous offshore uninhabited islands and rocks.

Tottori, the largest city in its prefecture, is located in Japan's Chūgoku region near the Sendai River and Chūgoku Mountains.. The city is well known for its Sand Dunes, which draw visitors from across the country.

Toyooka, in northern Hyōgo Prefecture and the Kinki region, faces the Sea of Japan and sits within the San'in Kaigan Geopark. The Maruyama River runs through its center, with the large Toyooka Basin in the middle of the city. Known as part of Japan's "snow country," Toyooka experiences heavy winter snowfall.

Komatsu is in southwestern Ishikawa Prefecture, Hokuriku, Japan, bordering the Sea of Japan and Fukui Prefecture. It's about an hour's drive southwest of Kanazawa.

Toyama is a seaside city by the coast of the Sea of Japan.  Despite winter in Toyama being relatively mild, its position near the Sea of Japan places it within the heavy snow belt of Japan.  

Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, is the largest city in Chūbu and Japan’s fourth most populous city with 2.3 million people (2025). Its seaport is the largest in the country.

Our Kyushu tour will stop at the following airports.

•        RJOT - Takamatsu
•        RJOB - Okayama
•        RJOH - Miho Aero
•        RJNO - Oki
•        RJOR - Tottori
•        RJBT - Tajima
•        RJNK - Komatsu
•        RJNW - Noto
•        RJNT - Toyama
•        RJNA - Nagoya

The route is 547nm and an aircraft capable of 200+ knots will be needed.

Once again, I plan to fly the World Update 20 Japan Local Legend NAMC YS-11 in the All Nippon Airways (Mohican) livery.  I have included a camera.cfg with custom cabin wing and engine views for the YS-11.  The default Saab 340 would be a comparable commercial transport option.  As always you are free to fly what you like.

Recommend Departure time of 1:00 PM

Particulars:

•        Date and time: Saturday Dec 20, 18:00 UTC    
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•        MFS Multiplayer: US Eastcoast Server

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Sorry I missed today's flight... a medical appointment got in the way..