Cape Myōgane
Encyclopedia
) is a cape
located on the border of Futtsu
and Kyonan
, Chiba
, Japan
, where Mount Nokogiri
on its western end precipitously falls into Tokyo Bay
.
The area surrounding the cape is mountainous and difficult to traverse, but three tunnels (Motona, Shiofuki and Myōgane) allow safe passage via National Route 127.
Cape (geography)
In geography, a cape or headland is a point or body of land extending into a body of water, usually the sea.A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline. Their proximity to the coastline makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions. This results in capes...
located on the border of Futtsu
Futtsu, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the city had an estimated population of 47,705 and the population density of 232 persons per km²...
and Kyonan
Kyonan, Chiba
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010 data, the town had an estimated population of 8,922 and a density of 198 persons per km². The total area was 45.16 km².-Geography:...
, Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, 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...
, where Mount Nokogiri
Mount Nokogiri (Chiba)
is a low mountain on the Bōsō Peninsula on Honshu, Japan. It lies on the southern border of the city of Futtsu and the town Kyonan in Awa District in Chiba Prefecture.The mountain runs east to west, having the characteristic sawtoothed profile of a ....
on its western end precipitously falls into Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay
is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...
.
The area surrounding the cape is mountainous and difficult to traverse, but three tunnels (Motona, Shiofuki and Myōgane) allow safe passage via National Route 127.