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Tsurushima Lighthouse

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Construction
  
stone tower

Height
  
10 m

Year first constructed
  
15 June 1873

Focal height
  
58.2 metres (191 ft)

Opened
  
15 June 1873

Tsurushima Lighthouse

Location
  
Tsurushima Matsuyama, Ehime Japan

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower and lantern

Intensity
  
white: 310,000 Candela red: 120,000 Candela

Similar
  
Mutsurejima Lighthouse, Mikomotoshima Lighthouse, Esaki Lighthouse, Kinkasan Lighthouse, Sugashima Lighthouse

Tsurishima Lighthouse (釣島灯台, tsurushima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tsurushima, which is administered by Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.

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History

This lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who worked for the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help them construct lighthouses to allow foreign ships to come to Japan safely. It was first lit on June 15, 1873.

References

Tsurushima Lighthouse Wikipedia