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Our guide
Cape Nosappu, on the Nemuro Peninsula in the city of Nemuro, is the easternmost point of Hokkaido and the easternmost point in Japan open to the public. Here the waters of the Pacific meet those of the Sea of Okhotsk. Its lighthouse, built in 1872, is the oldest in Hokkaido.
The cape looks out on the Habomai islands, administered by Russia and claimed by Japan; the nearest, Signalny Rock, is only 3.7 km away, and Russian patrol boats are often seen in the strait. The cape has many monuments to Japan's territorial claim, such as the House of Nostalgia for the Homeland and the Bridge to the Four Islands.
We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Nosappu — FoxyStranger Kawasaki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Stranding ship at Nossapu cape — Captain76 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- CapeNosappuLighthouse — Douglas P. Perkins · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- CapeNosappu — Douglas P. Perkins · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Nossapu cape 納沙布岬 (3537759505) — Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- The lighthouse of Nosappu cape 納沙布岬灯台 (3535206335) — Yamaguchi Yoshiaki from Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- CapeNosappu trim — Douglas P. Perkins · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Cape Nosappu (納沙布岬) is a point on the Nemuro Peninsula, Nemuro, Japan, 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 Cape Nosappu Lighthouse is the oldest in Hokkaidō, built in 1872. The cape is very close to the Habomai Archipelago, which is administered by Russia. The closest island, Signalny Rock, is just 3.7 km away. As such, Russian patrol boats frequently appear on the strait. However, Japan claims the sovereignty over these islands. (See Kuril Islands dispute.) Consequently, the cape houses a lot of monuments dealing with Japanese claims on the territories, such as the House of Nostalgia for the Homeland, the Bridge on the Four Islands, and others.
Background text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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