Cape Hagachi

Japanese: 波勝岬 - はがちざき

A cape in Minamiizu Town, Kamo District, in the southwest of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is also written as Hakachizaki. The Hakachi Coast from the cape to Kumomizaki in Matsuzaki Town is lined with sea cliffs made of intrusive dacite, and has magnificent scenery, including Sekiheki, which has a drop of about 260m, and Senganmon, Yatsuana, and Umikongo, which have sea caves about 15m high and 10m wide. Around Okubohama, about 300 Japanese macaques are fed, making it a tourist destination. There are sightseeing boats and a highway via the Margaret Line (Minamiizu Road) from Dogashima and Matsuzaki, and the Hakachi Cape Promenade, which offers great views, runs along the coast from Kumomi.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

静岡県伊豆半島南西部，賀茂郡南伊豆町にある岬。波勝崎とも書く。岬から松崎町の雲見崎までの波勝海岸は貫入岩体の石英安山岩からなる海食崖が続き，約260mの落差をもつ赤壁，高さ約15m，幅約10mの海食洞門をもつ千貫門，八穴，海金剛など雄大な景観をもつ。大窪浜一帯では約300匹のニホンザルが餌付けされ，観光地となっている。堂ヶ島や松崎から遊覧船やマーガレットライン(南伊豆道路)経由の自動車道が通じ，雲見から海岸沿いには眺望に恵まれた波勝岬遊歩道がある。

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