Cape Toi

Cape Toi

都井岬 ( *Toi-misaki* )
Cape Toi 都井岬 ( Toi-misaki )
Cape
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	Coordinates: 31°21′52″N 131°20′51″E / 31.36444°N 131.34750°E
Location	Kushima , Miyazaki , Japan
Offshore water bodies	Pacific Ocean

Cape Toi ( 都井岬 , Toi-misaki? ) is a cape located in Kushima , Miyazaki , Japan, on the Nichinan coast bordering the Pacific Ocean . The cape is renowned for its beauty and for the wild horses that roam freely. A strip of land in the heart of Cape Toi includes Mount ?gi and Komatsugaoka, ^[1]^[2] which are classified as a national natural monument by the Agency for Cultural Affairs . ^[3]^[4]

Facilities [ edit ]

The Cape Toimisaki Tourist Exchange Hall Pakalapaka is a rest facility that also exhibits and introduces Misaki Uma and Cape Toi. ^[5]

Cape Toi Lighthouse, located in the eastern part of the cape, is located 255m above sea level, 15m high, and has a light distance of 37 nautical miles. First lighted in 1929, it is a visiting lighthouse that is open to the public. It has also been selected as one of Japan's top 50 lighthouses. Those who stand at the lighthouse can enjoy a 270-degree view of the Pacific Ocean. ^[6]

Cape Toimisaki Kanko Hotel was located in Cape Toi and it closed on March 1, 2010. ^[7]

References [ edit ]

^ Mairie de Kushima (2016). "特別天然記念物" [Special natural monuments] (PDF) . city.kushima.lg.jp (in Japanese) . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
^ "GSI Maps" . gsi.go.jp (in Japanese) . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
^ 岬馬およびその繁殖地 [The Misaki horse and its natural habitat] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
^ "都井岬" [Cape Toi] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment . December 18, 2015 . Retrieved 17 January 2017 . .
^ "都井岬?光交流?館" . PAKALAPAKA（パカラパカ). May 19, 2023.
^ "?て見て遊んで都井岬" . 串間市?光協?サイト. 2002-08-19 . Retrieved 2012-02-23 .
^ "都井岬?光ホテル閉館" . Nishinippon Shimbun. 2010-03-02 . Retrieved 2012-02-23 .

External links [ edit ]

[1] Mairie de Kushima (2016). "特別天然記念物" [Special natural monuments] (PDF) . city.kushima.lg.jp (in Japanese) . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .

[2] "GSI Maps" . gsi.go.jp (in Japanese) . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .

[3] 岬馬およびその繁殖地 [The Misaki horse and its natural habitat] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .

[4] "都井岬" [Cape Toi] (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment . December 18, 2015 . Retrieved 17 January 2017 . .

[5] "都井岬?光交流?館" . PAKALAPAKA（パカラパカ). May 19, 2023.

[kankoukyoukai-6] "?て見て遊んで都井岬" . 串間市?光協?サイト. 2002-08-19 . Retrieved 2012-02-23 .

[hoteruheikan-7] "都井岬?光ホテル閉館" . Nishinippon Shimbun. 2010-03-02 . Retrieved 2012-02-23 .

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