Tomogashima Lighthouse

Tomogashima Lighthouse
*Tomoga Sima*
友ヶ島灯台
Location	Tomogashima; Wakayama, Wakayama; Japan
Coordinates	34°16′51.6″N 135°00′01.3″E / 34.281000°N 135.000361°E
Tower
Constructed	August 1, 1872
Construction	stone tower
Height	12.2 metres (40 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Heritage	Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Light
First lit	1 August 1872
Focal height	60 metres (200 ft)
Intensity	white: 1,900,000 Candela ; red: 760,000
Range	20.5 nautical miles (23.6 mi; 38.0 km)
Characteristic	Alt R W 10s.
Japan no.	JCG-3501

Tomogashima Lighthouse (友ヶ島灯台, tomogashima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tomogashima in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.^[2]

History

Work began in May 1870.^[3] 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.

References

^ Tomoga Sima Japan Coast Guard
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Northern Wakayama Prefecture". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Brunton, Richard (1991). Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library. p. 254. ISBN 1-873410-05-0.

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[1] Tomoga Sima Japan Coast Guard

[2] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Northern Wakayama Prefecture". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[3] Brunton, Richard (1991). Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library. p. 254. ISBN 1-873410-05-0.

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Modern lighthouses	Yokohama Marine Tower (1961) Enoshima Sea Candle (2003)
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Location	Tomogashima Wakayama, Wakayama Japan
Coordinates	34°16′51.6″N 135°00′01.3″E / 34.281000°N 135.000361°E / 34.281000; 135.000361
Constructed	August 1, 1872 (1872-08-01)
Construction	stone tower
Height	12.2 metres (40 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Heritage	Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan

Light
First lit	1 August 1872
Focal height	60 metres (200 ft)
Intensity	white: 1,900,000 Candela red: 760,000
Range	20.5 nautical miles (23.6 mi; 38.0 km)
Characteristic	Alt R W 10s.
Japan no.	JCG-3501^[1]

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