Cape Toi

Japanese: 都井岬 - といみさき
Cape Toi

The southernmost cape in Miyazaki Prefecture. It belongs to Kushima City. It is a peninsula about 2 km wide and 4 km long, dividing Hyuga-Nada Sea and Shibushi Bay. It is a hilly mountainous area with a highest point of 295.3 meters and cliffs along the coastline. Evergreen broad-leaved forests are lush, and the 3,000 native cycad trees are particularly impressive and have been designated a special natural monument. The entire cape is also covered with grasslands, and is the habitat of the semi-wild Misaki horses (Misaki horses). There are more than 100 of them, and they originated from the Takanabe Domain's ranch. They are said to be a cross between a Japanese horse and a Korean horse, and are a nationally designated natural monument. The Toi Misaki Maki Association is in charge of their protection and management. Japanese macaques also live here. The offshore Ogose is a fishing spot for flying fish. It belongs to the Nichinan Coast National Park and is a 45-minute community bus ride from Kushima Station on the JR Nichinan Line.

[Junichi Yokoyama]

Cape Toi Horse Breeding Ground
Nichinan Coast National Park. Nationally designated natural monument. Kushima City, Miyazaki Prefecture. ©Miyazaki Tourism and Convention Association .

Cape Toi Horse Breeding Ground


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

宮崎県最南端の岬。串間市(くしまし)に属す。幅約2キロメートル、長さ約4キロメートルの半島で、日向灘(ひゅうがなだ)と志布志湾(しぶしわん)を分ける。丘陵性山地で最高点は295.3メートル、海岸線は断崖(だんがい)が続く。照葉樹林が茂り、とくに総数約3000本のソテツ自生林はみごとで特別天然記念物に指定されている。また岬全域は草原が広く、半野生馬御崎馬(みさきうま)(岬馬)の生息地である。100頭以上がおり、その起源は高鍋(たかなべ)藩の藩営牧場にある。日本馬と朝鮮馬の交配種といわれ国指定の天然記念物、都井御崎牧(といみさきまき)組合が保護管理にあたっている。ニホンザルも生息している。沖合いの黄金瀬(おごせ)はトビウオの釣り場。日南海岸国定公園(にちなんかいがんこくていこうえん)に属し、JR日南線串間駅よりコミュニティバスで45分。

[横山淳一]

都井岬の岬馬繁殖地
日南海岸国定公園域。国指定天然記念物 宮崎県串間市©公益財団法人みやざき観光コンベンション協会">

都井岬の岬馬繁殖地


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