Overview
The easternmost cape on Japan's main islands. The sun reaches it earlier than anywhere else in the country, and the Habomai islands lie offshore.
About this place
A cape at the eastern end of Nemuro, the easternmost point of the mainland. Known as the place in Japan where the sun rises earliest, it offers views of a white lighthouse and of the Northern Territories. A lighthouse lit in 1872 stands at the tip of the cape.
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