Cape Kamui, Shakotan - Hokkaido A4JP Travel Guide

Phone: 0135-44-3715（Shakotan Tourism Association）

Address: Kozakicho, Shakotan, Shakotan District, Hokkaido 046-0321

Hours: The gate that leads to the end of the cape.
April: 8am to 5:30pm / May: 8am to 6pm / June: 8am to 6:30pm / July: 8am to 6pm / August to October: 8am to 5:30pm / November: 8am to 4:30pm / December to March: 10am to 3pm

Website: https://www.kanko-shakotan.jp/en/spot/cape-kamui-and-kamui-rock/

Car Park: 300 spaces

GPS: 43.33604105102228, 140.34281910725062 (Google Maps)

Cape Kamui 80m height and is located on the western part of Shakotan, Hokkaido, Japan. It takes about 20 minutes to walk along from the car park. Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea of Japan and a famous rock named Kamui Rock. An earthquake off the cape on 2 August 1940 resulted in a tsunami that killed ten people.

There is a gate at the entrance to Cape Kamui and its opening hours vary by month as shown below.

It takes around 40 minutes to make a round trip along the walking trail to the tip of Cape Kamui. Please beware of the opening hours. If you don’t have much time, enjoy the views from the Nyonin Kinsei gate.

The opening hours of these two gates are subject to change due to the weather (rain, wind).

April: 8am to 5:30pm

May: 8am to 6pm

June: 8am to 6:30pm

July: 8am to 6pm

August to October: 8am to 5:30pm

November: 8am to 4:30pm

December to March: 10am to 3pm