Esaki Lighthouse

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

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  Esaki Lighthouse

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  Lens

See also

• Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
• Awaji Island

References

Lighthouses of Japan Early Meiji lighthouses (Léonce Verny) Kannonzaki Lighthouse (1869) Nojimazaki Lighthouse (1869) Shinagawa Lighthouse (1870) Jōgashima Lighthouse (1870) Later Meiji lighthouses (“Brunton’s Children”) Kashinozaki Lighthouse (1870) Tsurugisaki Lighthouse (1871) Esaki Lighthouse (1871) Hesaki Lighthouse (1871) Mikomotoshima Lighthouse (1871) Irōzaki Lighthouse (1871) Iojimazaki Lighthouse (1871) Satamisaki Lighthouse (1871) Nosappumisaki Lighthouse (1872) Tomogashima Lighthouse (1872) Mutsurejima Lighthouse (1872) Shirasu Lighthouse (1873) Sugashima Lighthouse (1873) Anorisaki Lighthouse (1873) Tsurushima Lighthouse (1873) Shionomisaki Lighthouse (1873) Inubōsaki Lighthouse (1874) Omaezaki Lighthouse (1874) Eboshijima Lighthouse (1875) Shiriyazaki Lighthouse (1876) Kinkasan Lighthouse (1876) Tsunoshima Lighthouse (1876) Taisho period lighthouses Sunosaki Lighthouse (1919) Nomazaki Lighthouse (1921) Modern lighthouses Yokohama Marine Tower (1961)