Cape Daiō

Cape Daiō

大王崎 (*Daiō-zaki*)
Cape Daiō 大王崎 (Daiō-zaki)
Cape
	View of Cape Daiō
	Cape Daiō Location within Central Japan Cape Daiō Location within Japan
	Coordinates: 34°16′34″N 136°54′1″E / 34.27611°N 136.90028°E
Location	Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Water bodies	Pacific Ocean

Cape Daiō (大王崎, Daiō-zaki) is a cape located in the Kii Peninsula in Shima, Mie in Japan.

The lighthouse

The lighthouse of Cape Daiō was built in 1927.^[1] It was damaged by aerial bombardment during the Pacific War (1941-1945) and by the passage of Typhoon Vera in 1959.^[1] The limestone structure visible in 2015 is a renovated version of the original dating back to 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Toba Coast Guard Office, ed. (August 2010). "主な航路標識" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 July 2015..

[mlit_2010-1] 1 2 3 Toba Coast Guard Office, ed. (August 2010). "主な航路標識" (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 July 2015..

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