Year first lit 1954 (rebuilt) Height 15 m Phone +81 735-65-8515 | Focal height 47 metres (154 ft) Opened 8 July 1870 Year first constructed 8 July 1870 | |
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Location Kii Ōshima
Kushimoto, Wakayama
Japan Construction concrete and stone tower Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Address Japan, 〒649-3631 Wakayama Prefecture, Higashimuro District, 串本町樫野埼1006番地1 Similar Kushimoto Turkish Memorial, Shionomisaki Lighthouse, Hashikuiiwa Rocks 橋杭岩, Kushimoto Station, Mikomotoshima Lighthouse | ||
Kashinozaki lighthouse
Kashinozaki Lighthouse (樫野埼灯台, kashinozaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Kii Ōshima, which is administered by Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan.
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History
It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign ships.
References
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