Cape Kamui
Cape Kamui (神威岬, Kamui misaki) is located on the western part of Shakotan, Hokkaido, Japan. Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea of Japan. An earthquake off the cape on 2 August 1940 resulted in a tsunami that killed ten people.
Cape Kamui
神威岬 (Kamui misaki) | |
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Cape Kamui on the Shakotan Peninsula | |
Cape Kamui | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′48.35″N 140°21′12.51″E | |
| Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Offshore water bodies | Sea of Japan |
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