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is a point on the Nemuro Peninsula, Nemuro,
File:Stranding ship at Nossapu cape.JPG, Russian ship abandoned after being stranded off Cape Nosappu Lighthouse (2009 August)
File:Hokkaido pref road No35 Nosappu Cape.jpg, Aurora Tower
File:Signalny Rock.jpg, Signalny Rock, viewed from Cape Nosappu
File:Nemuro Peninsula Hokkaido Japan SRTM.jpg, Landsat Image
File:The bridge of 4 Island monument.JPG, ''The Four Islands Bridge'', a monument dedicated to praying for the return of the Habomai Islands to Japanese sovereignty.
Nosappu Lighthouse
Nosappu Nemuro, Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub
is a point on the Nemuro Peninsula, Nemuro, 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 ...
, which is the easternmost point in 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 ...
. It is also the easternmost point in Japan which is open to the public. It is located where the waters from the Pacific Ocean
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meet those from the Sea of Okhotsk
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. The Cape Nosappu Lighthouse is the oldest in Hokkaidō, built in 1872.
The cape is very close to the Habomai Archipelago, which is administered by Russia
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. The closest island, Signalny Rock, is just 3.7 km away. As such, Russian patrol boat
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s frequently appear on the strait. However, Japan claims the sovereignty over these islands. (See Kuril Islands dispute
The Kuril Islands dispute, known as the Northern Territories dispute in Japan, is a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the ownership of the four southernmost Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands are a chain of islands that stretch ...
.) Consequently, the cape houses a lot of monuments dealing with Japanese claims on the territories, such as the House of Nostalgia for the Homeland, the Bridge on the Four Islands, and others.
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See also
*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 ...
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Nosappu Lighthouse
Nosappu Nemuro, Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub