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| Location | Tsunoshima, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan |
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| Year first lit | March 1, 1876 |
| Construction | Granite |
| Tower shape | Conical |
| Markings / pattern | Unpainted |
| Height | 29.62 metres (97.2 ft) |
| Focal height | 44.66 metres (146.5 ft) |
| Original lens | First order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 670,000 Candela [1] |
| Range | 18.5 nautical miles (34.3 km; 21.3 mi) [1] |
| Characteristic | Fl. W 5s [1] |
| Japan number | 0715 [F7397] |
Tsunoshima Lighthouse (角島灯台 tsunoshima tōdai) is a lighthouse in Japan. It is notable as being one of only six lighthouses in Japan which had a first order Fresnel lens, the most powerful type of Fresnel lens.
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The lighthouse was first lit on March 1, 1876, in the Meiji period of Japan. It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan to help construct lighthouses to make Japan safe for foreign ships to travel to after Japan opened up to the West.
The lighthouse is open to the public. It is accessible by car, bicycle, or public transportation, namely by bus from Kottoi Station.[2]