Kinkasan
Kinkasan is a small mountainous island at the tip of the Oshika Peninsula, part of Ishinomaki City. It's not far from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Miyagi, Japan
- Also known as: “Kinkasan-tō”, “Kinkazan-tō”, and “Mount Kinka”
- Historically known as: “Kinka San Island”, “Kinkuwasan Island”, and “Kinkwazan”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Kinkasan Lighthouse and Koganeyama Shrine (Ishinomaki).
Kinkasan
- Categories: sacred mountain and landform
- Location: Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.2936° or 38° 17′ 37″ north
Longitude
141.5685° or 141° 34′ 7″ east
Elevation
445 metres (1,460 feet)
UN/LOCODE
JP KNK
Open location code
8RC37HV9+C9
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Kinkasan” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Turtle’s Rock and 鹿山.
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Worth a closer look: Sendai and Ishinomaki.
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