Sōya Misaki (Japan’s northernmost point)
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Sōya Misaki is a windswept cape in northern Hokkaido known as the northernmost point of Japan’s main islands, marked by a monument and views toward Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sōya Misaki | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessBy | road ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Wakkanai City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cape Sōya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soya Misaki NERFINISHED ⓘ 宗谷岬 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 45.523°N 141.934°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distanceToSakhalinApprox | about 43 kilometers ⓘ |
| faces | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
triangular concrete monument
ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ windswept landscape ⓘ |
| hasMarker | latitude 45 degrees north marker ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Northernmost Point of Japan monument ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Sōya Misaki tourist information center
ⓘ
bus stop ⓘ parking area ⓘ restaurants ⓘ souvenir shops ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLighthouse | Cape Sōya Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument | Hyakunin no Heya (memorial to shipwrecked sailors) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewToward | Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNorthernmostPointOf | Japan’s main islands ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sōya Subprefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakkanai, Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sōya Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Sōya Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wind farms ⓘ |
| overlooks | La Pérouse Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
motorcycle touring
ⓘ
photography ⓘ scenic views ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | extreme point of Japan ⓘ |
| touristSeasonPeak | summer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.