Nosappumisaki Lighthouse

Nosappumisaki Lighthouse
納沙布岬灯台

Nosappumisaki Lighthouse
Location Cape Nosappu, Nemuro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates 43°23′07″N 145°49′01″E / 43.38528°N 145.81694°E
Year first lit August 15, 1872
Construction Concrete
Markings / pattern White
Height 13.5 metres (44 ft)
Focal height 23.2 metres (76 ft)
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel
Range 14.5 nautical miles (26.9 km; 16.7 mi)
Characteristic Iso. W 3s
Fog signal 3 times every 40 seconds
Japan number 0154 [M6840]

Nosappumisaki Lighthouse (納沙布岬灯台 nosappumisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaidō, Japan.

History

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

Access

The site is open to the public, and can be accessed by car or by public transportation. By public transportation, it is accessible by bus from Nemuro Station.

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