Cape Muroto
室戸岬 | |
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 View from Kanjōgahama (灌頂ヶ浜) at the cape | |
  Cape Muroto Location of Cape Muroto on Shikoku  Cape Muroto Cape Muroto (Japan) | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′12″N 134°10′39″E / 33.253301°N 134.177494°E | |
| Location | Muroto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
Cape Muroto (室戸岬, Muroto-misaki) is a headland at the southeastern tip of the Japanese island of Shikoku, in the city of Muroto, Kōchi Prefecture. Extending into the Pacific Ocean[1] and situated in Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark[2][3] within Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park,[1] the cape has been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty[4] and the local vegetation a Natural Monument,[5] while the Sound of the Waves at Cape Muroto and Mikurodo Cave is among the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[6]
- ^ a b 室戸阿南海岸国定公園の概要と見所 [Outline and Highlights of Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park] (in Japanese). Kōchi Prefecture. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Geopark Map". Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ 室戸岬 [Cape Muroto] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ 室戸岬亜熱帯性樹林及海岸植物群落 [Cape Muroto Subtropical Forest and Coastal Plant Communities] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ 残したい"日本の音風景100選"パンフレット [Remaining 100 Soundscape of Japan (Pamphlet)] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 17 April 2021.