The concentration of thorium isotopes and the activity ratios of230Th/232Th and228Th/232Th in sea water collected in the Kuroshio region, the mixing area of Oyashio and Kuroshio, the Japan Sea and the East China Sea in the western North Pacific were determined. Thorium isotopes were analyzed by α-ray spectrometry after separating them with an anion exchange resin. The average content of thorium (232Th) of 2.2×10−9 g/l was obtained in the open Pacific waters. The ratio of230Th/232Th is in accord with that of the top layer of the sediment in the same area. The high values of228Th/232Th ratio up to 36 were observed in sea water. The excess228Th in sea water may be due to the migration of228Ra through the water-sediment interface. Thorium content in suspended matter was 10 to 20% of the total thorium content in the Pacific water.