What is Cape Soya?
This stone monument of triangular pyramid shape is one of the most visited tourist destinations of Japan. It is located on Cape Sōya, and the inscription on it means "The monument at the northern end of Japan".
Cape Sōya is the northernmost point of the main island of Hokkaido. It is a part pf the city of Wakkanai, which is the northernmost urban community of the city. Anyway, very few people live here, as the temperatures here are the lowest of any other Japanese place. Climate is especially tough during winters.
Since the cape is just 43 km away across La Perouse Strait from Cape Crillon, Sakhalin Island, Russia, it is possible to catch a glimpse of the island of Sakhalin on a clear day.
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6 Comments
mikemerr
Flew through this strait between this cape and Sakhalin many times while flying missions in the northern Japan sea while a US Navy pilot
Irene Townsend
Only knew that as I had this question fairly recently
Tal Segal
The true northernmost point under Japanese control is a small deserted island called Bentenjima, 1 kilometre northwest.
timwhitestevens
This question should be classified as geography, not culture.
Richard G Schwartz
And this is a big tourist spot?
David Colloby
got it by elimination