Cape Sōya
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Cape Sōya is the northernmost point of Japan’s main islands, known for its windswept coastal scenery and views toward Russia across the Sōya Strait.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Noshappu | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | road ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Wakkanai city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | City of Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
cold temperatures
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ |
| coordinates | 45.522°N 141.936°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| extremePointOf | Japan’s main islands ⓘ |
| extremePointType | northernmost point ⓘ |
| faces | Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Monument of the Northernmost Point of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peace Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ World Peace Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Sōya Misaki Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ tourist information center ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIndustry |
dairy farming
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Bentenjima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamenai Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRoad |
Japan National Route 238
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan National Route 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Sōya settlement ⓘ |
| hasViewAcross | Sōya Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewTowards | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | true ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 宗谷岬 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh winter weather
ⓘ
views toward Russia ⓘ windswept coastal scenery ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaidō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sōya Subprefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hokkaidō Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sōya Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Japan’s main islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hokkaidō Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | scenic tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cape Noshappu