Higashi-hennazaki

Eastern Cape (東平安名岬 Higashi-hennazaki?), is the most eastern point of Miyako island, in Okinawa prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southeast corner of the island and it is connected by a road No. 83. The projecting land is 2 km long and 140 – 200 m wide. At the very end of the cape is a white lighthouse which gives 3200 panorama view of the ocean, a very popular spot for sunrise viewing. The lighthouse was erected in 1967 [1], Mr. Sunakawa asked for the lighthouse to be built after numerous boating accidents near the coast of Higashi-hennazaki, the actual lighthouse is 43 m high and has a range of 18 nautical miles. Near the road is a rock which is a grave of Mamuya. There is also a little fishing port at the base of the cape.

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. Lighthouses of Japan: Okinawa.(11 September 2009). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 13, 2009. from http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/jpns.htm