Aomori
Higashitsugaru District
Sotogahama

Cape Tappi

Cape Tappi is a headland on the northwestern point of the island of in Japan. The name is believed to be derived from tampa which means "sword's edge" in the Ainu language.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: topographical feature in Japan
  • Also known as: “Tappi-saki” and “Tappi-zaki”
  • Historically known as: “Cape Sangar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Tappi Lighthouse and Seikan Tunnel Museum.

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Tappizaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the outermost extremity of Cape Tappi, the northernmost point of , , in , , .

Railway station
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The Seikan Tunnel Tappi Shakō Line is a Japanese funicular railway in Sotogahama, , operated by the . The 3 ft narrow-gauge line descends from the Seikan Tunnel Memorial Hall, near Cape Tappi, into an underground station on the…

Museum
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is a museum.

Cape Tappi

Latitude
41.26104° or 41° 15′ 40″ north
Longitude
140.34254° or 140° 20′ 33″ east
Open location code
8RH2786V+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2676941121
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2127863
Wiki­data ID
Q11598416
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Tappi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Korean—“Cape Tappi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Tappi Zaki”
  • Chinese: “龍飛岬”
  • Chinese: “龍飛崎”
  • Chinese: “龙飞崎”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Tappi”
  • French: “cap Tappi”
  • French: “Cap Tappi”
  • German: “Kap Tappi”
  • Japanese: “たっぴざき”
  • Japanese: “タッピザキ”
  • Japanese: “竜飛”
  • Japanese: “竜飛岬”
  • Japanese: “竜飛崎”
  • Japanese: “龍飛岬”
  • Japanese: “龍飛崎”
  • Korean: “닷피곶”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Benxaiten and Cape Tappi Viewpoint.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape Tappi”. Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.