is a headland located in southern
Kii Peninsula in the
Kansai Region of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. 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. Much of the cape is also a part of the
Yoshino-Kumano National Park
is a national park comprising several non-contiguous areas of Mie, Nara, and Wakayama Prefectures, Japan. Established in 1936, the park includes Mount Yoshino, celebrated for its cherry blossoms, as well as elements of the UNESCO World Herita ...
. The area is subject to frequent
typhoons and the cape is often used as an indicator of the location of typhoons relative to Japan.
Geologically, the cape is a flat uplifted seafood plateau with an elevation of 60 to 80 meters consisting of two marine terraces, and a coastal cliff with a height of 40 meters. Originally an island, gravel from the estuary of nearby rivers is carried by coastal currents to form a sandbar, which now connects the island to land.
Cape Shionomisaki is the location of the
Shionomisaki Lighthouse, one of the “50 Lighthouses of Japan” by the Japan Lighthouse Association.
Japan Lighthouse Association home page
Climate
Gallery
Shiono Misaki lighthouse 20090523 - Flickr.jpg, Shionomisaki Lighthouse
本州最南端から見た観光タワー - panoramio.jpg, Shionomisaki Tower
ShionoMisakiMonument2.JPG, Monument marking the southernmost point of Honshu
Nanki Kumano Geopark Center.jpg, Nanki Kumano Geopark Center
References
External links
{{commons category, Cape Shio
Kushimoto Tourist Information
Shionomisaki
Landforms of Wakayama Prefecture
Extreme points of Japan
Kushimoto, Wakayama