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Tsugaru Strait (津軽海峡 Tsugaru Kaikyō) is a channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea Of Japan with the Pacific Ocean . It was named after the western part of Aomori Prefecture . The Seikan Tunnel passes under it at its narrowest point (19.5km) between Tappi Misaki on the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori , Honshu and Shirakami Misaki on the Matsumae Peninsula in Hokkaido.

Its width is the shortest distance between Honshu and Hokkaido.

In the past, the commonest way for passengers and Freight to cross the Strait was on Ferries , but now the Seikan Tunnel provides a convenient alternative.