Cape Ashizuri
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February — at its best. Lighthouse view from the observation deck.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
Shikoku's southernmost cape, facing the Pacific, with an 18 m lighthouse first lit in 1914 and about 60,000 wild camellias at its tip.
Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park
Nearby
- Hakusan Domon Sea Arch ≈ 10 min by car
- Tojin-daba Megalith Site ≈ 15 min by car
- Tatsukushi and Minokoshi Coast ≈ 40 min by car
- Irino Beach (Sunahama Museum) ≈ 1 h 15 min by car
- Shimanto River Chinkabashi (Submersible Bridges) ≈ 1 h 15 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- February — Lighthouse view from the observation deck
- Getting there
- Kochi Seinan Kotsu bus to Ashizuri-misaki; about 1 hour by car from Nakamura Sta.
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Free parking at the cape
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info