Cape Hinomisaki 日ノ御埼

cape of the sun

 

Cape Hinomisaki is a seaward cape located at the western end of the Kii Peninsula. We find the words "hi" (sun) and "misaki" (cap) giving the place its well-deserved nickname of "Cap du soleil", a privileged place to observe and admire the sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Return to this cape dominated by a lighthouse.

 

 

An observatory of local beauty

 

Cape Hinomisaki is located in the westernmost part of the Kii Peninsula , in Wakayama Prefecture, more than a hundred kilometers from Osaka . Cape Hinomisaki belongs to Wakayama Prefecture's Enju Coast Nature Park, with land stretching along the seashore 200 meters above sea level. sunrises and sunsets , the sparkling orb of the stellar body being able to be seen almost without obstacle other than the horizon line of the ocean which it comes to cut.

 

The lighthouse located on Cape Hinomisaki

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A wild corner open to tourists

 

Despite the somewhat remote aspect of the cape, whose steep coasts give a wild charm to the locality, there are several places where the tourist on the goguette will be able to set foot. We can count in this list the ducap lighthouse , which has very recently been refurbished. It rises 17 meters above the ground , and its luminous range is about 40 kilometers.

Read also : Fukura, the oldest wooden lighthouse in Japan

 

The museum housing the collection of objects of Japanese who emigrated to Canada

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Address, timetable & access

  • Address

  • Phone

    0738-62-2326 (Parc Hinomisaki)
  • Timetable

    Take the JR Kii line to Gobo station. Then take the Hinomisaki Park Bus, for a 30-minute ride.

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