Cape Kannon
Cape Kannon is a cape at the easternmost point of the Miura Peninsula, which divides Tokyo Bay from the Pacific Ocean. It is on a rocky coast where the Kannonzaki Lighthouse, Japan's first modern lighthouse stands, and faces the Uraga Channel, Japan's busiest sea lane.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kannon Zaki”, “Kannon-saki”, and “Kwanon Saki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kannonzaki Nature Museum and Kannonzaki Park.
Kannonzaki Park
Park
Photo: Quercus acuta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kannonzaki Park is a prefectural-level combined scenic -city park, located at Cape Kannon, the northeastern tip of the Miura Peninsula, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa, Japan.
Uraga Station
Railway station
Photo: AD Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uraga Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keikyū.
Cape Kannon
Latitude
35.25629° or 35° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
139.74622° or 139° 44′ 46″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Named after
Guan YinOpen location code
8Q7X7P4W+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4420663531OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
1860144Wikidata ID
Q11630644
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Cape Kannon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kannon Zaki”
- Chinese: “觀音崎 (神奈川縣)”
- Czech: “Mys Kannon”
- French: “cap Kannon”
- French: “Cap Kannon”
- French: “Kannon-zaki”
- Japanese: “Kannon-zaki”
- Japanese: “かんのんざき”
- Japanese: “カンノンザキ”
- Japanese: “観音崎”
- Japanese: “観音崎警備所”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 観音崎灯台資料展示室 and 北門第一砲台跡.
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