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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This sight is thus one of the "100 best views of sunrise and sunset in Wakayama" . Cape Hinomisaki also overlooks the Kii Channel, making it a particularly popular observatory of this arm of the sea.
Read also: Visit the Kii Peninsula
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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The visitor can also take a look at the "Canadian resource center", a museum whose collection includes a large number of effects that belonged to the Japanese who emigrated to Canada in the 19th century . The objects represent the nostalgia of the country for Japanese expatriates, one can find passports, photographs, letters to those who remained in the country, etc.
The last curiosity is to be found on the side of the "Knudsen hill". This is a very beautiful hill facing the sea where the bust of Chief Engineer Knudsen is displayed, who in 1957 died trying to save a Japanese sailor.
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.
