Nagata Cape

Nagata Cape lies on the northwestern coast of Yakushima, an island rising from the sea south of Kyūshū. Much of Yakushima's shore is edged by sea cliffs, but near Nagata broad sandy beaches interrupt the rocky coast. Offshore, the northern edge of the warm Kuroshio shifts with the current's course. These waters separate the island's steep forested mountains from the shores of southern Kyūshū.