Shimokita Peninsula
| Shimokita Peninsula | ||
 Landsat image of the Shimokita Peninsula |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 141 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Waters 1 | Pacific Ocean , Tsugaru Strait | |
| Waters 2 | Aomori Bay , Mutsu Bay | |
The Shimokita Peninsula ( Japanese 下 北 半島 , Shimokita-hantō ) is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture at the northern end of the island of Honshū in Japan .
The peninsula juts north into Tsugaru Strait , which separates Honshū from Hokkaidō . Opposite is the Kameda Peninsula of the Oshima Peninsula . The east coast is on the Pacific Ocean , on the west coast are Aomori Bay and Mutsu Bay .