Cape Sata (佐多岬, ''Sata Misaki'') is a cape at the southern tip of the
Ōsumi Peninsula
image:Osumi Peninsula Kagoshima Japan SRTM.jpg, 261x261px, Satellite image of Ōsumi Peninsula
The projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacifi ...
of
Kyūshū
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa and the other Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regio ...
island,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, and is the southernmost point of the island, just south of
31 degrees latitude. It belongs to the town of
Minamiōsumi,
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,527,019 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 9,187 Square kilometre, km2 (3,547 Square m ...
. It is within the borders of the
Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park.
The area contains a
Shinto shrine
A Stuart D. B. Picken, 1994. p. xxiii is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more kami, , the deities of the Shinto religion.
The Also called the . is where a shrine's patron is or are enshrined.Iwanami Japanese dic ...
, the Misaki Shrine, and is also home to the
Satamisaki Lighthouse built in 1871, designed by the Scotsman
Richard Henry Brunton.
Until October 29, 2012, the land was under the jurisdiction of a private company, which charged admission for entry to the area; however, the land was sold to the municipality of Minamiōsumi and is now free to enter.
Alan Booth's 1986 book ''
The Roads to Sata'' details his walk from
Cape Sōya
is the northernmost point of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Wakkanai, Sōya Subprefecture. The is at the cape, although the true List of extreme points of Japan, northernmost point under Japanese control ...
at the northern tip of
Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
The ...
south to Cape Sata.
Gallery
File:Satamisaki Line 31.JPG, Monument at latitude 31°N
File:Satamisaki observatory.JPG, Cape Sata Observatory
File:Satamisaki Park View Kagoshima001.JPG, Cape Sata lighthouse from Sata-misaki Observation Park
File:Satamisaki kaimondake.JPG, Mount Kaimon on the Satsuma Peninsula over the sea
File:Satamisaki roadpark.JPG, Satamisaki Road Park
See also
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Extreme points of Japan
The extreme points of Japan include the coordinates that are the farthest north, south, east and west in Japan, and the ones that are at the highest and the lowest elevations in the country. Japan's northernmost point is Kuril Islands dispute, di ...
References
Sata
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Landforms of Kagoshima Prefecture
Extreme points of Japan
Tourist attractions in Kagoshima Prefecture
Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima
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