Cape Shionomisaki
Cape Shionomisaki is a headland located in southern Kii Peninsula in the Kansai Region of Japan. It is located within the borders of the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, and is the most southerly point of the island of Honshu, and Wakayama Prefecture.Photo: 玄史生, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Shionomisaki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kushimoto Okyo Rosetsu Art Museum and Kushimoto Railway Station.
Kushimoto Okyo Rosetsu Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Opqr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kushimoto Ōkyo Rosetsu Art Museum is an art museum in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The museum opened on the grounds of Muryō-ji in 1961 and comprises five exhibition rooms in two single-story reinforced concrete buildings.
Kushimoto Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: ほっきー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kushimoto Station is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. It is the southernmost railway station on Honshū.
Shionomisaki Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: BUNBUN, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp.
Shionomisaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Shionomisaki, on the southern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. Administratively, it is within the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.
Cape Shionomisaki
- Categories: tied island and landform
- Location: Kushimoto, Higashimuro district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.4377° or 33° 26′ 16″ northLongitude
135.755° or 135° 45′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8Q5QCQQ3+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3921510371OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeWikidata ID
Q11565690
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Cape Shionomisaki” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “潮岬”
- French: “cap Shiono”
- French: “Cap Shiono”
- Japanese: “Shionomisaki”
- Japanese: “クレ崎”
- Japanese: “しおのみさき”
- Japanese: “潮岬”
- Korean: “시오노곶”
- Russian: “мыс Куресаки”
- Russian: “мыс Сиономисаки”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 潮岬神社 and Misaki Lodge.
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