Shirepa Cape

Shirepa Cape rises at the entrance to Akkeshi Bay on the Pacific coast of eastern Ezo. Its Ainu name describes the head of a mountain projecting toward the sea, a name shared by several capes around the island. In 1643 the Dutch East India Company ship Castricum entered Akkeshi Bay and gave this headland the name Cape Santanel. Across the entrance lies Daikoku Island, home to nesting seabirds.