Anorisaki Lighthouse

Anorisaki Lighthouse
安乗埼灯台
Anorisaki Lighthouse
Location Ise-Shima, Shima, Mie, Japan
Coordinates
Year first lit April 1, 1873 (1873-04-01) [1]
Construction Concrete
Markings / pattern White
Height 12.7 metres (42 ft) [1]
Focal height 33.3 metres (109 ft) [1]
Intensity 190,000 Candela
Range 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) [1]
Characteristic Fl. 15s
Japan number 2769 [F6042]

Anorisaki Lighthouse (安乗埼灯台 anorisaki tōdai?) is a lighthouse on Ise-Shima in Shima, Mie, Japan.

History

This lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton who was hired by the government of Japan during the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make Japan safe for foreign ships.

Access

The lighthouse itself is open to the public. The lighthouse can be reached by car, or by bus from Ugata Station.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "安乗埼灯台" (in Japanese). 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Japan). http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/04kanku/shokai/todai/anori.html. Retrieved 31 December 2010.