Benten Island is 600 meters from Cape Oma. It is a breeding ground for over 20,000 seagulls. Kamamoru, the town’s mascot, was born on Benten Island. Omazaki Lighthouse is a beautiful lighthouse, known for its black-and-white two-tone pattern. Omazaki Lighthouse has also been recognized as one of the “Fifty Lighthouses of Japan” by the Japan Lighthouse Association.
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Tourist Attractions
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Cape Oma Tent Site
Honshu’s northernmost campground. Adjacent to the Cape Oma parking lot with nearby food stands and restaurants to order …
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Cape Oma (Omazaki)
The distance between Cape Oma and Cape Shiokubi in Hakodate City is only 17.5 kilometers over the Tsugaru Strait. On a c…
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Benten Island and Omazaki Lighthouse
Benten Island is 600 meters from Cape Oma. It is a breeding ground for over 20,000 seagulls. Kamamoru, the town’s mascot…
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Oma Inari Shrine and Tenpi Shrine
Inari Shrine was built in 1730. From 1873 on, the shrine became a place of worship for Tenpishin (Tenpi Maso Daikongen).…
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The Landing Place at Oma Port
Tuna fishing season in Oma is normally from late August until the beginning of the next year. Fishing ships come back to…
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Kyurei, the Former Cold Storage Facility
Kyurei is a warehouse at Oma Port. During the Blue Marine Festival in August and the Sunday is Tuna Day events of Septem…
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Oyafuko Street
A street full of bars, places to drink, and other nightly shops. Let the lively ladies from our fishing town entertain y…
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Nishifukitsukeyama Observatory
At Nishifukitsukeyama, you can see Hakodate in Hokkaido on one side, and Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture on the o…
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Akaishi Coast
The coast is a 15 minute drive from Oma on National Route 338 towards Sai. Rocks of many different shapes and sizes jutt…
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Cape Tsubana (Tsubanazaki)
if you head toward Sai from the Akaishi Coast, you will see a line of pillar-shaped stones called the Zaimoku Rocks. Cap…