Higashi-hennazaki

The cape of Higashi-henna-zaki (東平安名岬, Miyako: Agari-pyauna-zaki) is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty located at the southeasternmost point of Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is connected by a road No. 83. The promontory is 2 km long and 140 – 200 m wide.

View of Higashi-Hennazaki, Miyakojima

At the end of the cape is a white lighthouse which gives 320° panorama view of the ocean, a very popular spot for sunrise viewing. The lighthouse was erected in 1967[2] with assistance from the Japanese government after a man called Mr. Sunakawa, who was head of the local fishing union, had become concerned by several severe boating incidents near the coast of Higashi Hennazaki[3].

References
  1. "東平安名崎". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. Lighthouses of Japan: Okinawa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  3. "Miyakojima's Picturesque Cape of Higashi Henna Zaki". Shigira Resort(Nansei Rakuen) - Premier Resort at Miyakojima (Okinawa) Japan. Retrieved 2020-01-09.


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