Kyōga-misaki

Kansai


Kyōga-misaki is a cape at the northernmost point of the Tango Peninsula. The name means 'cape of sutras' for the shape of the stone formations. A car park marks the start of the steep 400m hike to Kyōga-misaki lighthouse at the end of the cape (though the scenery doesn't really compare with the coast to the west).


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