Cape Ochiishi

Japanese: 落石岬 - おちいしみさき

A cape jutting out onto the Pacific coast of Nemuro City in eastern Hokkaido. A hard layer of Cretaceous conglomerate and agglomerate forms the cape, with a sea cliff at its tip. The Ochiishi Cape Lighthouse, opened in 1892 (Meiji 25), stands on a terrace about 50 meters above sea level. The marshes on the terrace are home to a colony of purple-red Sakai Azalea, which is at the southern limit of the area where it grows naturally and has been designated a national natural monument. Ochiishi Fishing Port is located to the north of the cape. It is about 4 kilometers southwest of Ochiishi Station on the JR Nemuro Main Line.

[Furukawa Shiro]

Cape Ochiishi
A cape jutting out into the Pacific Ocean at the base of the Nemuro Peninsula. A cliff about 50 meters high continues, and on the terrace stands the Ochiishi Cape Lighthouse, which opened in 1892 (Meiji 25). It is also known as the southernmost habitat of the Sakai Azalea, a nationally designated special natural monument, and many people visit during the flowering season. Nemuro City, Hokkaido © Nemuro City Tourism Association ">

Cape Ochiishi

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北海道東部、根室市(ねむろし)の太平洋岸に突出する岬。白亜紀の礫(れき)岩、集塊岩からなる硬層地帯が岬を形成し、先端部に海食崖(がい)が発達。標高約50メートルの段丘上に1892年（明治25）開設の落石岬灯台が立つ。段丘上の湿地には紫紅色のサカイツツジの群落があり、自生地の南限にあたり、国の天然記念物に指定されている。岬の北方に落石漁港がある。JR根室本線落石駅の南西約4キロメートル。

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落石岬
根室半島の基部、太平洋に突き出す岬。高さ約50mの断崖が続き、段丘上には1892年（明治25）開設の落石岬灯台が立つ。国指定特別天然記念物サカイツツジの南限の自生地としても知られ、花期には多くの人が訪れる。北海道根室市©根室市観光協会">

落石岬

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