Cape Motata

A cape jutting out into the Sea of ​​Japan on the west coast of the Oshima Peninsula in southwest Hokkaido. The Kariba Mountains, which form the border between the Hiyama Subprefectural Bureau and the Shiribeshi General Subprefectural Bureau, form cliffs facing the Sea of ​​Japan, and it was known as one of the three most dangerous capes of Western Ezo, along with Cape Kamui and Cape Ofuyumi. Construction of the section of National Route 229 between Setana Town (now Setana Town) and Shimamaki Village took 16 years and was completed in 1976. The cape is accessed through the Motsuta Tunnel (total length 1,974 meters), one of the longest automobile tunnels in Hokkaido. The entire cape is part of the Kariba Motsuta Prefectural Natural Park.

[Hideyoshi Segawa]

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北海道南西部、渡島(おしま)半島西岸の日本海に突き出た岬。檜山(ひやま)振興局管内と後志(しりべし)総合振興局管内の境界をなす狩場山地(かりばさんち)が絶壁をなして日本海に臨む所で、神威岬(かむいみさき)、雄冬岬(おふゆみさき)とともに西蝦夷三険岬(にしえぞさんけんみさき)とよばれた。国道229号の瀬棚町（現、せたな町）―島牧村(しままきむら)間の工事は16年間を要し、1976年（昭和51）完成。岬下は茂津多トンネル（全長1974メートル）で抜ける。自動車トンネルとしては道内有数の長さ。岬一帯は狩場茂津多道立自然公園域。

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