Cape Kamui

Cape Kamui (神威岬, Kamui misaki) is located on the western part of Shakotan, Hokkaido, Japan.^[1] Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea of Japan. An earthquake off the cape on 2 August 1940 resulted in a tsunami that killed ten people.^[2]

Cape Kamui 神威岬 (Kamui misaki)
Cape
Cape Kamui on the Shakotan Peninsula
Cape Kamui
Coordinates: 43°19′48.35″N 140°21′12.51″E
Location	Hokkaido, Japan
Offshore water bodies	Sea of Japan

Gallery

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  East bank
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  West bank
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  Entrance
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  Radio tower
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  Cape Kamui Lighthouse

See also

• Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park

References

1. "Tourism in Shakotan". Shakotan Town. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
2. Kagami Hiroshi (2006). "1940.8.2神威岬沖地震の被害に関する文献調査(災害)". Journal of Architecture and Building Science. 24 (12). Architectural Institute of Japan: 457–460.

External links

Media related to Cape Kamui at Wikimedia Commons