Cape Spots in Japan

  • To-no-Hetsuri
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    Fukushima Pref. Minamiaidugunshimogoumachi Yagoshima Shimoji forest
    A cliff located in Okawa Hatori Prefectural Nature Park in Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu County, Fukushima Prefecture. The area has many natural rock formations which visitors can view up close thanks to a nearby suspension bridge. The cliff was also selected as a National Natural Monument in 1943. Many visitors come here to enjoy the area's seasonal scenery.
  • Cape Notoro
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    Hokkaido Abashirishi Notoro Cape
    Cape Notoro offers impressive views of the Sea of Okhotsk and the mountains of the Shiretoko Peninsula. As part of the Cape is given over to a pastoral farm run by the city government, every year between mid-May and mid-October there are around 150 cows and horses grazing in the area. Cape Notoro is famous as a good spot for viewing the drifting sea-ice that floats close to shore, and it is also a habitat for seals, which attracts large numbers of tourists.
  • Ubara Risokyo
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    Chiba Pref. Katsurashi Ubara
    "This quintessential example of a ria coast was formed via erosion caused by the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean. ""Ubara Risokyo"" refers to all of Cape Myojin in Ubara, Katsuura City. Coastal plants also grow thickly here and the area is a naturally rich, picturesque destination. A favorite of writers and artists since ancient times, Akiko Yosano, in particular, wrote many poems about the area. The name ""Risokyo,"" meaning ""ideal land,"" is derived from the plan to turn the area into a holiday villa community in the Tahsho period (1912-1926)."
  • Cape Kamoda
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    Tokushima Pref. Ananshi Tsubakichou Kiryuda
    Located on the easternmost tip of Shikoku, this cape has a lighthouse with a fantastic view. On clear days, visitors can see all the way to the distant Onaruto Bridge, Awaji Island, and even Wakayama Prefecture. The beach to the north is also famously known as a place where loggerhead turtles lay their eggs. It's also fun to view the beautiful scenery from the Nami-no-Uta monument completed relatively recently in 2010.
  • Cape Hado
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    Saga Pref. Karatsushi Chinzeimachihado
  • Cape Ogon
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    Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunnishizuchou Ugusu
    A cape located in Nishiizu Town, Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture famous for its picturesque scenery, including the beauty of the sun sinking into the horizon line at dusk; a cliff which turns a brilliant gold in the light of the setting sun; and a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji. Covered with pine forest, the entire cape is designated as a park, and a two kilometer long promenade for visitors to walk along extends through the area. Park highlights include a green lawn for relaxing on, viewing platform, collection garden decorated with seasonal flowers, and stone monument inscribed with a passage by famed author Yukio Mishima. Visitors can also enjoy the coastal scenery and strolling through the sunlight dappled pine forest.
  • Shinmaiko Marine Park
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    Aichi Pref. Chitashi Midorihamamachi 2
    This leisure facility is located in Midorihama-machi, Chita City. In addition to a man-made beach that is open for swimming from July through August, there is also a fishing area, a dog run, a ground golf course, a barbecue area, open green spaces and other facilities. The two huge wind turbines used for power generation are symbolic of the beach.
  • Umagase
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    Miyazaki Pref. Hyugashi Hososhima
    A precipice located on Cape Hyuga in Nippo Kaigan Quasi-National Park. The cliff was formed when lava from a volcanic eruption cooled and hardened, and the name is thought to have come from the fact that the rocks resemble a horseback. With 200 meters in length, the geological feature has been designated a National Natural Monument. A popular destination due to its picturesque scenery, it is visited by large numbers of tourists.
  • Susa Hornfels
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    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Susa
    "This is a small bay on the Sea of Japan in Hagi. One of the main sights of the Kita-Nagato Kaigan Quasi-National Park, this area is also a national Place of Scenic Beauty and a registered Natural Monument. The interior of the bay features a quiet, spreading inlet, while outside there are towering cliff faces, for truly impressive scenery. This landscape was shaped by volcanic activity in the time of dinosaurs, and you can see ""byobu iwa"" screen rocks, the layers of earth that first piled on the Sea of Japan, and hornfels formed by the action of magma melting layers of gabbro rock, all of which you can see from a local fishing boat piloted by a working fisherman."
  • Higashi-hennazaki
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    Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Gusukube Bora
    An example of one of Miyako Island’s sightseeing areas is the cape of Higashi-hennazaki, which was designated as a national Place of Scenic Beauty in 2007. The promontory is approximately two kilometers in length, and it is possible to have an unbroken view of the beautiful Okinawan sea from the cape which projects out into the cobalt blue seas. It is also possible to climb up onto the lighthouse which is situated at the very end of the cape. As it is possible to see a perfect horizon from up on the lighthouse, it is known as a famous spot for the first sunrise of the New Year. In the springtime, the whole surface blooms in profusion with Easter Lilly and it is also recommended as a walking spot.
  • Cape Hirotasaki
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    Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Hirotacho Atsumari
    This is located in Atsumari, Hirota-cho, Rikuzen-Takata City. Visitors can enjoy the scenery created by the cliffs, the rocky reefs, and the broad expanse of the sea. Aomatsu Island and Tsubaki Island, visible from the shore, are breeding grounds for black-tailed gulls, and Tsubaki Island has been designated a National Monument.

    陸前高田の広田湾の先端に位置する岬です.太平洋の大海原を眺めることができる風光明媚な岬です.市内から車で小1時間かかります.

  • Makes your wishes come true TheSeaofCruz
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    Miyazaki Pref. Hyugashi Hososhima
    “Cruz” is the Portuguese word for “cross.” From the “Sea of Cruz” viewing platform, the distant rocks seem to form the Japanese character for “kanau” (“to grant”), and as such it is said that visitors will get their wishes granted. A bell was installed here for visitors to purify their hearts and announce to the heavens their wishes. The shape of the bell represents two people looking after and caring for one another.
  • Kafu Banta cliff
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    Okinawa Pref. Urumashi Yonashiromiyagi 2768
    Kafu Banta cliff located in Miyagi Island, Yonashiro, Uruma City is a picturesque spot. Banta means a cliff in Okinawan dialect. As its name “kafu” (good fortune) suggests, the cape situated at a high elevation on Miyagi Island and the scene from the cape which is layer upon layer of blue is overwhelming. You can spend a relaxing time while feeling the comfortable sea breeze in the beautiful scenery.
  • Cape Nyudozaki
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    Akita Pref. Ogashi Kitauranyudouzaki Kombura
    Cape Nyudozaki is at the end of the Oga Peninsula. At the end of an expanse of green grass stands a lighthouse characterized by its black and white exterior. The panorama of the wide expanse of blue ocean is most impressive. A monument that marks 40° north latitude is made of andesite rock from the Oga Peninsula.
  • Cape Aiai
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    Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunminamizuchou Iruma 1839-1
    "This cape is located in ""Oku Ishiro"" of Minami Izu Town, Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture. With a complete observation deck, and a grand view of the South Izu Sea and OoneIsland, it is famous as a lookout spot. Many tourists come by especially around dusk, as the setting sun is very beautiful. Nearby you will find a rest house, a parking lot, and more."
  • Horikiri Pass
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    Miyazaki Pref. Miyazakishi Oriuzako
    A spot along the Nichinan Coast from which you can view the Devil’s Washboard (a Natural Monument) and the grandeur of the Pacific Ocean. The green of the phoenix trees and the blue of the ocean create a beautiful contrast in this picturesque expanse reminiscent of the south seas.
  • Cape Tsumeki
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    Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Suzaki
    Cape Tsumeki, located in Suzaki, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a well known sightseeing spot for its winter daffodils and summer swimming. The Suzaki area is awash with beauty with its pillars of rock called columnar joints formed by cooling magma, the alluring azure sea, and the chalk Tsumekizaki lighthouse standing on the tip of the cape, as well as having a villa of the Imperial family. Many tourists flock to the area for the daffodil festival held during the winter when about three million wild daffodils are in full bloom.
  • Oganzaki
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Sakieda
  • Ako Misaki
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    Hyougo Pref. Akoushi Misaki
    This cape, situated at the tip of a small peninsula jutting out into the Harima Sea in Setonaikai (Seto Inland Sea) National Park a 15-minute bus ride from JR Banshu-Ako Station, is considered one of the 100 most picturesque areas in Japan. There is a bench located in front of Iwatsuhime Shrine in the Ako Misaki Onsen hot spring district which offers a gorgeous, sweeping view of the Seto Inland Sea. Frequently featured on television and in various other media, the cape is a spectacular sightseeing area which can be enjoyed year-round, including cherry blossom viewing in spring and swimming and camping in summer. From taking in a beautiful ocean view from an outdoor bath at a long-standing hot spring inn to the many distinctive shops found here, Ako Misaki (Cape) is perfect for creating lovely vacation memories.
  • Cape Hinomisaki
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    Wakayama Pref. Hidakagunmihamachou Mio
    This cape is the most westerly cape of Wakayama Prefecture. The whole area is preserved as the Cape Hinomisaki Park in which the Cape Hinomisaki lighthouse is an ideal site for overlooking the Kisyu-nada (sea off the coast of Kishu) and the Pacific Ocean. In addition to taking in the Onarutobashi Bridge and Awajishima Island beyond the Kii Channel, the expansive view selected as one of Wakayama’s Top 100 Sites for Scenic Sunrises and Sunsets can be relished. With over 2,000 Yoshino and Yamazakura cherry trees planted here, one of the attractions is the beauty of the contrast seen in the delicate pink cherry blossoms against the dark ocean blue.

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