Cape Kamui

Cape Kamui (神威岬, Kamui misaki) is located on the western part of Shakotan, Hokkaido, Japan.[1] Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea of Japan. An earthquake off the cape on 2 August 1940 resulted in a tsunami that killed ten people.[2]

Cape Kamui
神威岬 (Kamui misaki)
Cape
Cape Kamui on the Shakotan Peninsula
Cape Kamui
Coordinates: 43°19′48.35″N 140°21′12.51″E
LocationHokkaido, Japan
Offshore water bodiesSea of Japan
  • East bank
  • West bank
  • Entrance
  • Radio tower
  • Cape Kamui Lighthouse

See also

References
  1. "Tourism in Shakotan". Shakotan Town. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. Kagami Hiroshi (2006). "1940.8.2神威岬沖地震の被害に関する文献調査(災害)". Journal of Architecture and Building Science. 24 (12). Architectural Institute of Japan: 457–460.

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