Tsushima Strait (対馬海峡, Tsushima Kaikyō, also known as the Tsu Shima Strait or Tsu-Shima Strait); (Korean: 쓰시마 해협 sseu-si-ma hae-hyeop) is the eastern channel of the Korea Strait, which lies between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.The Tsushima Strait is the broader eastern channel to the east and southeast of Tsushima Island, with the Japanese islands of Honshu to the east and northeast, and Kyushu and the Gotō Islands to the south and southeast.