Year first lit 1933 (current) Construction concrete tower Opened 31 March 1933 Focal height 60 m Year first constructed 1871 | Foundation concrete basement Height 11 m Range 38,000 m Phone +81 558-23-0118 | |
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Location Minamiizu
Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Address Japan, 〒415-0156 Shizuoka Prefecture, Kamo District, 南伊豆町石廊崎１２５ Similar Irozaki cape, Ishimuro Shrine, Mikomotoshima Lighthouse, Omaezaki Lighthouse, Anorisaki Lighthouse | ||
Irōzaki Light (石廊埼灯台, Irōzaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located on a hill at the outermost extremity of Cape Irōzaki south of Minamiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on the southernmost extremity of Izu Peninsula. It is located within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
History
Although not one of the eight lighthouses stipulated specifically by the provisions of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce of 1858, the Irōzaki Lighthouse was one of the earliest of the 26 lighthouses to be built in Meiji period Japan by British engineer Richard Henry Brunton, and was the tenth western style lighthouse to be completed in Japan. Its construction was given priority by the Meiji government due to the frequency of marine accidents off the Izu Peninsula. The original structure as designed by Brunton was octagonal, and was constructed of wood.
The Irōzaki lighthouse was completed on October 5, 1871. This structure was destroyed during a wind storm on November 14, 1932 and was replaced with the current reinforced concrete structure on March 31, 1933. Its lens was upgraded and structure repaired in 1993.
The Irōzaki Lighthouse is listed as one of the “50 Lighthouses of Japan” by the Japan Lighthouse Association. It is operated by the Japan Coast Guard.