Kodomari
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Turkish swimmer Bengisu Avci after her successful Tsugaru Channel crossing on 4 August 2025 at a welcome party at Kodomari Port in Aomori, Japan after her completion of the Oceans Seven
Benten Cape from Kodomari Village in Aomori Prefecture where Tsugaru Channel swimmers begin their swim
Ion Lazarenco Tiron course across the Tsugaru Channel from Kodomari Benten Cape to Shirakami Misaki on Hokkaido on 25 July 2017 in 11 hours 20 minutes in northern Japan
Kodomari (小泊村) is a village located in Kitatsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan where many Tsugaru Channel swimmers start on their channel swims on Kodomari Cape (Benten-zaki or Benten Cape or 弁天崎 in Japanese), with the goal to finish on Hokkaido at Shirakami Misaki.
Kodomari is located in far northwest corner of Tsugaru Peninsula facing the Sea of Japan and Tsugaru Channel. Kodomari has an estimated population of 4,000.
Kodomari Route
The Kodomari Route is one of two channel crossing routes used by swimmers. It starts at Kodomari Benten Cape and finishes at Shirakami Misaki on Hokkaido.
External links
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- Preparing for the Tsugaru Channel in Japan
- Breaking News: Seismological Shift Sends Swimmer Shifting Along the Surface of Tsugaru
- The Oceans Seven: Anatomy of a Tsugaru Channel Crossing
- Shoulder Relief: Chieko Osako Becomes the First Japanese to Cross the Tsugaru Channel in 1994
- Mark Sowerby Achieves the Oceans Seven, a 9-Year Journey
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- Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
- Successful Swimming Strategies In The Far East
- Working Out At Night, Acclimatization In Bed
- Team Ocean-navi Sets Relay Record Across The Tsugaru Channel
- Marathon Swimming
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- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year Nominees
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- Free Wi-Fi In Japan For Foreign Swimmers
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- Safeguarding Swims With The Japan Coast Guard
- Open Water Swimming Preparations For Tsugaru Channel
- World Open Water Swimming Association
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- Antonio Argüelles Misses The Cape, But Reaches Hokkaido
- Tsugaru Channel Crossings - Channel Aspirant Information
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