Tomogashima Lighthouse

Tomogashima Lighthouse
Tomoga Sima
友ヶ島灯台

Tomogashima Lighthouse
Location Tomogashima
Wakayama, Wakayama
Japan
Coordinates 34°16′51.6″N 135°00′01.3″E / 34.281000°N 135.000361°E / 34.281000; 135.000361Coordinates: 34°16′51.6″N 135°00′01.3″E / 34.281000°N 135.000361°E / 34.281000; 135.000361
Year first constructed August 1, 1872 (1872-08-01)
Construction stone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 12.2 metres (40 ft)
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.
Admiralty number M5960
NGA number 7200
ARLHS number JPN-669[1]
Japan number JCG-3501[2]

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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