Inubosaki - Inubosaki

A cape facing the Pacific Ocean on the Choshi Peninsula at the northeastern tip of Chiba Prefecture. Formerly written as Inubosaki, it was also written as Inubosaki. It is a cape that juts out from the southern end of the long sandy beach of Kimigahama, and is made of Cretaceous sandstone and shale, topped by the Narita Formation and Kanto Loam Formation, with an elevation of about 25 meters. Inubosaki Lighthouse, erected in 1874 (Meiji 7), is located here, and the view from the tower is magnificent and has become a tourist attraction. Most of the Choshi Peninsula is a plateau at an elevation of 20 to 30 meters, and except for the pine forests around the cape and Kimigahama, the area is covered with cabbage fields. The coast is designated as Suigo Tsukuba Quasi-National Park, and leisure facilities such as Inubosaki Marine Park, as well as hotels, inns, and other large and small accommodation facilities are concentrated there. In addition, at the top of the 74-meter Atagoyama, there is Fureai Hiroba, a hill where the earth can be seen as round. In the rocky area below the lighthouse, there is a sea cave called Tainai-kuguri (no entry allowed). Nearby, there are stone monuments bearing poems by Takahama Kyoshi and Kunikida Doppo, making it a good place for a literary walk. It is a 20-minute bus ride or a 20-minute ride on the Choshi Electric Railway from Choshi Station on the Sobu Main Line.

[Yamamura Junji]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

千葉県北東端、銚子半島(ちょうしはんとう)にあって太平洋に臨む岬。かつては犬吠岬とも書いた。君ヶ浜の長い砂浜の南端に突き出た岬で、白亜紀の砂岩、頁岩(けつがん)の上に成田層、関東ローム層がのり、標高約25メートルである。1874年（明治7）に設置された犬吠埼灯台があり、塔上からの眺望はすばらしく観光名所となっている。銚子半島の大半は標高20～30メートルの台地をなし、岬や君ヶ浜付近の松林を除いては一面にキャベツ畑となっている。海岸は水郷筑波国定公園(すいごうつくばこくていこうえん)に指定され、犬吠埼マリンパークなどのレジャー施設、ホテル・旅館など大小の宿泊施設が集中している。また、74メートルの愛宕山(あたごやま)の頂上には地球の丸く見える丘ふれあい広場がある。灯台下の岩礁地帯には、胎内くぐりとよぶ海食洞がある（立入禁止）。近くに高浜虚子(きょし)の句碑や国木田独歩(どっぽ)の詩碑もあって文学散歩にも適する。総武本線銚子駅からバス20分、または銚子電気鉄道で20分。

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