Tomogashima Lighthouse

Tomogashima Lighthouse
友ヶ島灯台

Tomogashima Lighthouse
Location Tomogashima, Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Coordinates 34°16′39″N 135°00′12″E / 34.27750°N 135.00333°E
Year first lit August 1, 1872
Construction Stone
Markings / pattern White
Height 12.2 metres (40 ft)
Focal height 60 metres (200 ft)
Intensity 1,900,000 Candela (White)
760,000 (Red)
Range 20.5 nautical miles (23.6 mi; 38.0 km)
Characteristic  Alt. R.W. 10s
Japan number 3501 [F5960]

Tomogashima Lighthouse (友ヶ島灯台 tomogashima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tomogashima in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.

History

The lighthouse was first lit on August 1, 1872. It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the start of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign ships.

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