Esaki Lighthouse

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Esaki Lighthouse
江埼灯台
Esaki Lighthouse
Location Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan
Coordinates 34°36′23″N 134°59′36″E / 34.60639°N 134.99333°E / 34.60639; 134.99333
Year first lit 1871 (1871) [1]
Markings / pattern White
Height 8.27 metres (27.1 ft)
Original lens Third order Fresnel
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) (white) 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) (red)
Characteristic Alt. R.W. 3 seconds
Japan number 3801 [F5796]

Esaki Lighthouse (江埼灯台 esaki tōdai) is a lighthouse in Awaji, Hyōgo Japan. A portion of the lighthouse is Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan.

History

Esaki Lighthouse was one of the first lighthouses built in the Meiji period and was built for the sake of foreign ships travelling to Japan. It was constructed by Richard Henry Brunton, known as the father of Japanese lighthouses, as part of the government's project of modernization.

Gallery

  • Esaki Lighthouse

  • Lens

See also

References

  1. ↑ "江埼灯台（淡路市）" (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2010. 
Early Meiji lighthouses
(Léonce Verny)
Later Meiji lighthouses
(“Brunton’s Children”)
Taisho period lighthouses
Modern lighthouses


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