Inubōsaki Lighthouse

Coordinates: 35°42′28.3″N 140°52′07.1″E / 35.707861°N 140.868639°E / 35.707861; 140.868639
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Inubōsaki Lighthouse
Inubō Saki
犬吠埼燈台
Coordinates35°42′28.3″N 140°52′07.1″E / 35.707861°N 140.868639°E / 35.707861; 140.868639
Tower
ConstructedNovember 15, 1874 (1874-11-15) [1]
Constructionbrick tower [1]
Height31.3 metres (103 ft)[1]
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-story keeper's house
Markingswhite tower and lantern
HeritageImportant Cultural Property Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit15 November 1874 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height51.8 metres (170 ft)[1]
LensFirst order Fresnel
Intensity2,000,000 candela
Range19.5 nautical miles (36.1 km; 22.4 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl W 15s [2]
Japan no.JCG-1869[3]

Inubōsaki Lighthouse (犬吠埼燈台, Inubōsaki tōdai) is a

Suigo-Tsukuba Quasi-National Park
.

History

Although not one of eight lighthouses to be built in

Tokugawa Shogunate, the need for a lighthouse at Cape Inubō for the safety of vessels on the northeastern approaches to Tokyo was recognized at an early time after Japan was opened to the West. The wreck of the Tokugawa navy warship Mikaho in a typhoon
on the rocks of Cape Inubō with the loss of 13 lives on October 6, 1868 further emphasized the need for a lighthouse. The lighthouse was designed and constructed by
Kyūshū
during his career in Japan.

Work began on the start of 1872.

Higashidōri, Aomori Prefecture
. Repairs for historical preservation and improvements in earthquake safety were made in 1977.[1]

The Inubōsaki Lighthouse is currently open to the public, who may visit a small museum at its base, and climb to the top for a panoramic view over the

International Association of Lighthouse Authorities as one of the “One Hundred Most Important Lighthouses in the World".The lighthouse is currently maintained by the Japan Coast Guard
. Furthermore, in 2020, it was registatered on Important Cultural Property (Japan).[6]

Gallery

  • On the ocean
    On the ocean
  • Surrounding town
    Surrounding town
  • View from the beach
    View from the beach

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f 犬吠埼灯台について (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ^ "犬吠埼灯台 Inubo^ Saki".
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Eastern Honshū (Ibaraki and Chiba)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ISBN 9781913836320
    .
  5. ^ "Historical Lighthouses of Japan".
  6. ^ news that Inubosaki Lighthouse was registered on Important Cultural Property (Japan)

References

External links

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