Ashizuri Cape

Ashizuri Cape thrusts into the Pacific from the southernmost point of Shikoku. Its steep sea cliffs are made of granite, formed when magma cooled deep beneath the ground and later exposed by erosion. The warm Kuroshio Current reaches the coast nearby, bringing ocean waters close to this rugged headland. Waves strike the cliffs and reefs at the edge of Tosa, where land gives way to the open sea.