Heizaki

A cape at the northern end of the Omoe Peninsula in Miyako City, in the central-eastern part of Iwate Prefecture. Facing the Pacific Ocean to the east and Miyako Bay to the west, the eastern coast forms cliffs with huge rocks and reefs below the cliffs creating a magnificent landscape. The western coast shows a fault line running from northwest to southwest, forming the eastern part of Miyako Bay. An unmanned lighthouse was installed at the eastern end in 1956 (Showa 31). It is part of Sanriku Fukko National Park (formerly Rikuchu Kaigan National Park).

[Kano Seiichi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

岩手県中東部、宮古市(みやこし)の重茂半島(おもえはんとう)北端の岬。東は太平洋、西は宮古湾に臨み、東岸は断崖(だんがい)をなし崖下の巨岩・岩礁が豪壮な景観を呈する。西岸は北西から南西に断層線を示し宮古湾東部を形成する。東端には1956年（昭和31）無人灯台が設置された。三陸復興国立公園（旧、陸中海岸国立公園）域。

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