Aomori
Shimokita District
Higashidōri

Cape Shiriya

Cape Shiriya is a headland on the northeastern point of the island of in Japan. It is located within the borders of the town of Higashidōri, Aomori in northern , and is part of the Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shiriya-saki”, “Shiriyazaki”, “Siriya Cape”, “Siriya Saki”, and “Siriya Zaki”
  • Historically known as: “Shiriya Saki”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shiriyazaki Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse located on the outermost extremity of Cape Shiriyazaki, the northeasternmost point of , in Higashidōri, , . It received protection as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.

Cape Shiriya

Latitude
41.43091° or 41° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
141.46177° or 141° 27′ 42″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JP SYZ
Open location code
8RH3CFJ6+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2676941102
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2128044
Wiki­data ID
Q11464883
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Satellite Map

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

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Cape Shiriya” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Şiriya burnu”
  • Cebuano: “Shiriya-zaki”
  • Japanese: “しりやざき”
  • Japanese: “尻屋崎”
  • Russian: “Сирия”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 本州最涯地尻屋崎の碑 and イサゴ島.

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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 Shiriya”. Photo: Jranar, CC BY-SA 4.0.