Construction stone tower Height 12 m NGA number 7200 | Focal height 60 metres (200 ft) Opened 1 August 1872 Year first constructed 1 August 1872 | |
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Location Tomogashima
Wakayama, Wakayama
Japan Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Intensity white: 1,900,000 Candela
red: 760,000 Address Kada Station, 〒640-0103, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Tomogashima, Miyama Daiichi Hodai, Mutsurejima Lighthouse, Esaki Lighthouse, Sugashima Lighthouse | ||
Tomogashima Lighthouse (友ヶ島灯台, tomogashima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tomogashima in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.
History
The lighthouse was first lit on August 1, 1872. It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the start of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign ships.
References
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