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Japan's northernmost point is disputed, because Japan considers it to be on Iturup, an island de facto governed by Russia. The southernmost point is Okinotorishima; the westernmost is Cape Irizaki on Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, and the easternmost is Minami Torishima. The highest point in Japan is the summit of Mount Fuji at 3,776.24 ...
Cape Nosappu (納沙布岬, Nosappu-misaki) is a point on the Nemuro Peninsula, Nemuro, Japan, [1] which is the easternmost point in Hokkaidō. It is also the easternmost point in Japan which is open to the public. It is located where the waters from the Pacific Ocean meet those from the Sea of Okhotsk.
The easternmost of Liancourt Rocks (disputed with Japan) Jukdo (undisputed) East point of Seokbyung-ri (mainland) 131°52′E 130°56′E 129°35′E 18 North Korea: Border with Russia at the Sea of Japan coast: 130°40′E 19 East Timor: Island of Jaco, Lautém District: 127°19′E 20 Philippines: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental: 126°34 ...
Cape Todo (とどヶ崎, Todogasaki), also written as "魹ヶ崎" is the easternmost point of the island of Honshu in Japan. It is located within the borders of the city of Miyako, Iwate, and is part of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park.
It is the easternmost territory belonging to Japan, and the only Japanese territory on the Pacific Plate, past the Japan Trench. Although small (151 ha or 370 acres), [1] it is of strategic importance, as it enables Japan to claim a 428,875-square-kilometre (165,589.6 sq mi) exclusive economic zone in the surrounding waters
The easternmost Japanese island, Minami-Tori-shima, also uses Japan Standard Time, while it is geographically 1,848 kilometres (1,148 mi) southeast of Tokyo and in the UTC+10:00 time zone. Sakhalin uses UTC+11:00, even though it is located directly north of Hokkaido.
The Nemuro Peninsula (根室半島 Nemuro-hantō) is a peninsula which extends from the east coast of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is some 30 kilometres (19 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide, and forms part of Nemuro City. Cape Nosappu at its tip is the easternmost point of Hokkaidō.
Cape Kamoda (蒲生田岬, Kamoda-misaki) is a headland at the easternmost point [1] of the Japanese island of Shikoku, in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture. [1] The promontory extends into the Kii Channel [1] and is situated within Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park. [1]