Cape Ashizuri

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, 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, said to be the largest granite cave in the country and a Prefectural Natural Monument.[6][7]

Cape Ashizuri
足摺岬
Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse above the cape
Location of Cape Ashizuri on Shikoku
Cape Ashizuri (Japan)
LocationTosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°43′26″N 133°01′13″E

See also

References
  1. "Highlights of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. 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.
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