Cape Ashizuri | |
Other Name: | 足摺岬 |
Type: | Cape |
Map: | Japan Kochi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates: | 32.7238°N 133.0203°W |
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is a headland at the southernmost tip[1] of the Japanese island of Shikoku, in the city of Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture.[1] The promontory extends into the Pacific Ocean[2] and is situated within Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park.[1] Above the cape is, which started operating in 1914,[3] and two observatories,[2] while a short distance inland stand Kongōfuku-ji, the thirty-eighth temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage,[4] and a bronze statue of Nakahama Manjirō, who was born nearby.[5] Due to coastal erosion, there are a number of caves around the cape, including, said to be the largest granite cave in the country and a Prefectural Natural Monument.[6] [7]