Cape Ashizuri

Cape Ashizuri 足摺岬
Cape
Cape Ashizuri Lighthouse [ja] above the cape
Cape Ashizuri Location of Cape Ashizuri on Shikoku Show map of Kochi Prefecture Cape Ashizuri Cape Ashizuri (Japan) Show map of Japan
Coordinates: 32°43′26″N 133°01′13″E
Location	Tosashimizu, 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]

See also

• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kōchi)
• List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Kōchi)
• Kuroshio Current
• Cape Muroto

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.