Cape Ashizuri

Cape Ashizuri
足摺岬
Cape
Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse [ja] above the cape
Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse [ja] above the cape
Cape Ashizuri is located in Kochi Prefecture
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri
Location of Cape Ashizuri on Shikoku
Cape Ashizuri is located in Japan
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri (Japan)
Coordinates: 32°43′26″N 133°01′13″E / 32.723829°N 133.020337°E / 32.723829; 133.020337
LocationTosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Cape Ashizuri (足摺岬, Ashizuri-misaki) 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 Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse [ja], 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 Hakusan Cave [ja], said to be the largest granite cave in the country and a Prefectural Natural Monument.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c "Highlights of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b 足摺岬 [Cape Ashizuri] (in Japanese). Tosashimizu City. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ 足摺岬灯台 [Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse] (in Japanese). Tosashimizu City. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ 第38番札所 金剛福寺 [No.38: Kongōfukuji] (in Japanese). Tosashimizu City. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ^ ジョン万次郎銅像 [Bronze Statue of John Manjirō] (in Japanese). Tosashimizu City. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ 白山洞門 [Hakusan Cave] (in Japanese). Tosashimizu City. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ 白山洞門 [Hakusan Cave] (in Japanese). Kōchi Prefecture. Retrieved 17 April 2021.