Cape Nagasakibana, Kagoshima
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LocationSatsuma Peninsula
Formed byVolcanic action
Cape Nagasakibana, Kagoshima
長崎鼻 長崎鼻岬 | |
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 View from Cape Nagasakibana across Kagoshima Bay entrance to the end of the Ōsumi Peninsula | |
  Cape Nagasakibana Location of Cape Nagasakibana in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 31°09′19″N 130°35′12″E / 31.15528°N 130.58667°E | |
| Location | Satsuma Peninsula |
| Offshore water bodies | Kagoshima Bay |
| Formed by | Volcanic action |
Nagasakibana (長崎鼻, Nagasakibana), also known as Cape Nagasakibana (長崎鼻岬, Nagasakibana Misaki) or Cape Ryūgū,[1][2] is the most southern headland on the Satsuma Peninsula at the entrance to Kagoshima Bay. The cape has a lighthouse, is the location of a statue of Urashima Tarō, the fisherman in a Japanese fairy tale,[3] and the Ryūgū Shrine.[1]
