Kashinozaki Lighthouse
Kashinozaki Lighthouse (樫野埼灯台, kashinozaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Kii Ōshima, which is administered by Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan.
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| Location | Kii Ōshima Kushimoto, Wakayama Japan |
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| Coordinates | 33°28′17.9″N 135°51′42.5″E |
| Year first constructed | July 8, 1870 |
| Year first lit | 1954 (rebuilt) |
| Construction | concrete and stone tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Tower height | 14.6 metres (48 ft) |
| Focal height | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| Original lens | Second order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 530,000 Candela |
| Range | 18.5 nautical miles (34.3 km; 21.3 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Gp Fl (2) 20s. |
| Admiralty number | M5998 |
| NGA number | 6756 |
| ARLHS number | JPN-239 |
| Japan number | 2889[2] |
History
It was designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign ships.
See also
- Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan), No. 83: Optical Instruments of the Kashinozaki Lighthouse
- List of lighthouses in Japan
Notes
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| Early Meiji lighthouses (Léonce Verny) |
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| Later Meiji lighthouses (“Brunton’s Children”) |
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| Taisho period lighthouses |
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| Modern lighthouses |
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