Cape Sata & Osumi Peninsula — Kanoya to Japan's SouthernTip.
Distance
70 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
600 m
Cape Sata & Osumi Peninsula — Kanoya to Japan's Southern Tip.
A run down the Osumi Peninsula to Cape Sata, the southernmost point of mainland Japan on the 31st parallel. The warm Kuroshio current gives the coast a subtropical feel — palms, hibiscus, and quiet fishing villages — before the road narrows into forest and drops to the dramatic cape and its historic lighthouse.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance70 km
Days1
Total climb600 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
KanoyaStart · Start in Kanoya, the largest Osumi town and home to a JMSDF air base. Fuel up — services thin out toward the cape.
Nejime CoastScenic Point · Palm-lined Pacific fishing town warmed by the Kuroshio current. Subtropical feel and a quiet, sweeping coastal road.
Minamiosumi (Sata)Fuel Stop · Last reliable fuel before Cape Sata. Beyond here the road narrows into dense subtropical forest.
Cape Sata ObservatoryPhoto Spot · Southernmost point of mainland Japan. Sweeping views to Kaimondake and, on clear days, Tanegashima and Yakushima.
Cape Sata LighthouseEnd · Japan's oldest Western-style lighthouse (1871), set on an islet off the cape. The end of the road south.
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