Cape Sata (佐多岬, Sata Misaki) is a cape at the southern tip of the Ōsumi Peninsula of Kyūshū island, Japan, and is the southernmost point of the island, just south of 31 degrees latitude. It belongs to the town of Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Cape Sata
(佐多岬, Sata Misaki) | |
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 Cape Sata | |
  Cape Sata | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′39″N 130°39′38.3″E / 30.99417°N 130.660639°E | |
| Location | Kyūshū island, Japan |
| Offshore water bodies | Sea of Japan |
Cape Sata is home to a lighthouse built in 1871, designed by the Scotsman Richard Henry Brunton.
Prior to 2013, the land was under the jurisdiction of a private company, and cost 300 yen to enter with open hours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
However, Sata is now free to enter, and its abandoned restaurant and observation deck have since been torn down.[1][2]
Alan Booth's 1986 book The Roads to Sata details his walk from Cape Sōya at the northern tip of Hokkaidō south to Cape Sata.[3]
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Monument at latitude 31°N -
Cape Sata Observatory -
Cape Sata lighthouse from Sata-misaki Observation Park -
Mount Kaimon on the Satsuma Peninsula over the sea -
Satamisaki Road Park
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References edit
- ^ "Cape Sata - Kagoshima". JapanTravel. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "Cape Sata Observatory Park". DISCOVER KAGOSHIMA / OFFICIAL TRAVEL GUIDE. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ Hai, Okinawa (2011-04-28). "Book Review: The Roads to Sata by Alan Booth". Okinawa Hai. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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