Cape Soya Lighthouse
Cape Soya Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Wakkanai, Northern Circuit, Hokkaido. Cape Soya Lighthouse is situated nearby to Sōyamisaki Post Office, as well as near the islet Hirashima Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 100yen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Cape Sōya, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Also known as: “Cape Sōya Lighthouse”, “Soya Misaki Lighthouse”, “Sōya Misaki Lighthouse”, “Soyamisaki Lighthouse”, and “Sōyamisaki Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Soya Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benten-jima and Hirashima Island.
Benten-jima
Islet
Benten-jima is a small deserted island west by northwest of Cape Sōya, Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the northernmost piece of land under Japanese control.
Sōyamisaki Post Office
Post office
Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sōyamisaki Post Office is situated 1 km southeast of Cape Soya Lighthouse.
Cape Soya Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wakkanai, Northern Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.52145° or 45° 31′ 17″ northLongitude
141.93651° or 141° 56′ 11″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Height
17 metres (56 feet)Operator
海上保安庁Open location code
8RQ3GWCP+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9009885852OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Cape Soya Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “宗谷岬燈塔”
- Japanese: “Sōya Misaki Tōdai”
- Japanese: “そうやみさきとうだい”
- Japanese: “宗谷岬灯台”
- Korean: “소야곶등대”
- Korean: “소야미사키 등대”
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