Cape Nagasakibana, Kagoshima

Nagasakibana (長崎鼻) (also known as Cape Nagasakibana (長崎鼻岬), or Cape Ryūgū) is the most southern headland on the Satsuma Peninsula at the entrance to Kagoshima Bay. The cape has a lighthouse, is the location of a statue of Urashima Tarō, the fisherman in a Japanese fairy tale, and the Ryūgū Shrine.

Geology
The cape is volcanic in origin and is at the southern border of the Ibusuki Volcanic Field.

Tourism
There are views from the cape, which is easy to access by car, or train, of both Mount Kaimon and the Satsuma Peninsula and nearby are local botanical and zoological gardens.