Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park
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is a national park at the southwestern tip of the island of Shikoku
, Japan
. The main attraction is Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost point of the island, with craggy cliffs and views over the endless expanse of the Pacific Ocean
. Nakahama "John" Manjiro
, the first Japanese to visit the United States
, was born, shipwrecked and rescued near the area.
Shikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The main attraction is Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost point of the island, with craggy cliffs and views over the endless expanse of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Nakahama "John" Manjiro
Nakahama Manjiro
, also known as John Manjirō , was one of the first Japanese people to visit the United States and an important translator during the Opening of Japan.-Voyage to America:...
, the first Japanese to visit the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, was born, shipwrecked and rescued near the area.
External links
- http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/jpark/np/asizuri_e.html