is a headland at the southernmost tip of the Japanese island of Shikoku, in the city of Tosashimizu, Kōchi Prefecture. The promontory extends into the Pacific Ocean and is situated within Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. Above the cape is , which started operating in 1914, and two observatories, while a short distance inland stand Kongōfuku-ji, the thirty-eighth temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, and a bronze statue of Nakahama Manjirō, who was born nearby. Due to coastal erosion, there are a number of caves around the cape, including , said to be the largest granite cave in the country and a Prefectural Natural Monument. See also List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kōchi) List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Kōchi) Kuroshio Current Cape Muroto References Tosashimizu, Kōchi Landforms of Kōchi Prefecture Ashizuri Extreme points of Japan