Cape Manazuru

A small peninsula jutting out from the coast of Manazuru Town near the southwestern tip of Kanagawa Prefecture. It is also called the Manazuru Peninsula. The name Manazuru is said to come from the fact that the peninsula resembles a crane with its wings spread. It stretches for about three kilometers from the south of Manazuru Port to the southeast and is made up of lava flows from the Hakone volcano (ancient outer rim), forming a plateau. The tip forms a cliff, and the sea below is dotted with strange rocks of the same nature as the peninsula, three of the larger ones being called "Mitsuishi." The surrounding rocky shores are rich in marine flora and fauna. The peninsula is covered in tropical evergreen broadleaf forests such as camphor and sudajii, and is of great academic value. The old camphor trees are very charming, and the whole area is designated as the Prefectural Manazuru Peninsula Natural Park, with particular attention being paid to protecting the climax forest of Castanopsis sieboldii. Many people visit throughout the year, including anglers and those who enjoy playing on the rocks. It is about a 10-minute bus ride from JR Manazuru Station on the Tokaido Main Line.

[Yukio Asaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

神奈川県の南西端近く、真鶴町(まなづるまち)の海岸に突き出た小半島。真鶴半島ともいう。真鶴の名は、この半島がツルの羽を広げた形に似ていることに由来するという。真鶴港の南から南東海上へ約3キロメートルにわたって延び、箱根火山（古期外輪山）の溶岩流からなり、台地状をなす。先端は断崖(だんがい)をなし、それから続く海中には半島と同質の奇岩が点在し、うち大きな三つは「三つ石」とよばれる。一帯の磯(いそ)（岩礁(がんしょう)）には海生動植物が豊富である。半島はクス、スダジイなどの暖帯性常緑広葉樹林に覆われ、学術上の価値が高い。クスの老樹には趣(おもむき)があり、全域が県立真鶴半島自然公園に指定され、スダジイの極相林(きょくそうりん)の保護にはとくに注意が払われている。年間を通じて釣り客、磯遊び客をはじめ、訪れる者が多い。JR東海道本線真鶴駅からバスで約10分。

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