AreaSanriku Coast
Cape Kamiwarizaki
神割崎 | Cape Kamiwarizaki
Crashing waves, split rocks, and a tale of a whale
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
AreaSanriku Coast
神割崎 | Cape Kamiwarizaki
Crashing waves, split rocks, and a tale of a whale
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Photo by Roger Smith
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Photo by Roger Smith
On a forested cape between Minamisanriku Town and Ishinomaki City lies Cape Kamiwarizaki. Its name comes from a legend in which villagers from the two towns were fighting over the bounty of a beached whale. This angered the gods, who cleaved the whale—along with the cape—in two. The cape remains split as two cliffs, allowing waves to surge and crash spectacularly between them. In late October and mid-February the sun rises mystically up the center of the chasm.
Near the cape is Kamiwarizaki Camp Field, a campground with a beautiful view offering log cabins, tent sites, and meals.
WEBSITEhttps://www.m-kankou.jp/english/project/cape-kamiwarisaki/
Sanriku Coast
ADDRESS
Terahama Tokura, Minamisanriku, Motoyoshi District, Miyagi Prefecture 986-0781
ADMISSION
Free
LANGUAGES
Japanese only
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
No
HOURS
Always open