Tomogashima Lighthouse

Lighthouse

34°16′51.6″N 135°00′01.3″E / 34.281000°N 135.000361°E / 34.281000; 135.000361TowerConstructedAugust 1, 1872 (1872-08-01)Constructionstone towerHeight12.2 metres (40 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and lanternHeritageRegistered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan

LightFirst lit1 August 1872

Focal height60 metres (200 ft)Intensitywhite: 1,900,000 Candela
red: 760,000Range20.5 nautical miles (23.6 mi; 38.0 km)Characteristic　Alt R W 10s.Japan no.JCG-3501^[1]

Tomogashima Lighthouse (友ヶ島灯台, tomogashima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tomogashima in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.^[2]

History

Work began in May 1870.^[3] 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

^ Tomoga Sima Japan Coast Guard
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Northern Wakayama Prefecture". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Brunton, Richard (1991). Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library. p. 254. ISBN 1-873410-05-0.