Cape Ashizuri Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highlights of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park . . 17 April 2021.
  2. Web site: https://www.city.tosashimizu.kochi.jp/kanko/g01_ashizurimisaki.html . ja:足摺岬 . Cape Ashizuri . Japanese . . 17 April 2021.
  3. Web site: https://www.city.tosashimizu.kochi.jp/kanko/g01_ashizurimisakitodai.html . ja:足摺岬灯台 . Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse . Japanese . . 17 April 2021.
  4. Web site: https://www.city.tosashimizu.kochi.jp/kanko/g01_kongofukuji.html . ja:第38番札所 金剛福寺 . No.38: Kongōfukuji . Japanese . . 17 April 2021.
  5. Web site: https://www.city.tosashimizu.kochi.jp/kanko/g01_jyonmandozo.html . ja:ジョン万次郎銅像 . Bronze Statue of John Manjirō . Japanese . . 17 April 2021.
  6. Web site: https://www.city.tosashimizu.kochi.jp/kanko/g01_hakusandomon.html . ja:白山洞門 . Hakusan Cave . Japanese . . 17 April 2021.
  7. Web site: http://www.kochinet.ed.jp/bunkazai/details/430-2/430-2-17.htm . ja:白山洞門 . Hakusan Cave . Japanese . . 17 April 2021.