Yanbaru is located in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa. Cape Heto is located at the northernmost tip of Okinawa Island, at the northern end of Yanbaru.
From this location, you can see Izena Island and Iheya Island to the west, and Yoron Island and Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture to the north. On the ocean surface, rough waves from the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean break on the sharp coral rocks.
During the American occupation, a wolf-whistle was raised from here in hope for the return of the island to the mainland, and exchange meetings with the mainland were held once a year between the island and Yoronjima.
Today, the “Monument for the Struggle for the Return of Japan to the Fatherland” and the “Monument of Friendship between Yoronjima and Kunigami Village” are erected here.
Also, on the north side of “Kayauchi Banta,” a cliff on the southwest side leading to the cape, there is a world-class underwater limestone cave, “Cape Hendo Dome,” which is also known as a diving spot.
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By Car or Rental Car
To get to Cape Hendo, get off at the Xuden IC, the northern terminus of the Okinawa Expressway, and drive north on Route 58 for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
On the way, there is a bypass turnoff at Nago, but if you continue on, you will be back on Route 58 again.
By local bus
If you take a highway or local bus to Cape Hendo, it will take at least half a day to get there.
From Naha Bus Terminal, take the Nago West Route (Route 20 or 120), Nago East Route (Route 77), or Highway Bus (Route 111) to “Nago Bus Terminal.
From the Nago Bus Terminal, transfer to the Hedona Line (Route 67) and go to the Hedona Bus Terminal.
From the Hedona Bus Terminal, transfer to the Kunigami Village Bus Oku Line to “Cape Hedo” or to “Cape Hedo Entrance”,
Get off at “Cape Hendo” or “Cape Hendo Entrance”. The Hentomisaki bus stop is located in the Hentomisaki Park.
Cape Hendo Entrance bus stop is located along Route 58, and it takes about 10 minutes on foot to get to Cape Hendo.