Eboshijima Lighthouse

Lighthouse

33°41′23″N 129°58′57″E / 33.68972°N 129.98250°E / 33.68972; 129.98250TowerConstructed1 August 1875 (1875-08-01) (first)^[1]Constructionconcrete towerHeight16 metres (52 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite towerOperatorKaratsu Coast Guard Office ^[2]LightFirst lit1975 (current)Focal height56 metres (184 ft)Intensity80,000 cdRange20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)CharacteristicFl W 15s.Japan no.JCG-5859

Eboshijima Lighthouse (烏帽子島灯台, eboshijima tōdai) is an unmanned lighthouse in Eboshijima, a tiny island administered by Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan. The island is in Karatsu Bay.

History

This lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships to come to Japan following the opening of Japan to the West. Work began in June 1873.^[3] It was first lit on 1 August 1875; 148 years ago (1875-08-01).

References

^ 初点灯から１３０年を迎えた「烏帽子島灯台」・・・その１ (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Fukuoka Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Maloney, Iain (2023). The Japan lights. Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth, Scotland. p. 182. ISBN 9781913836320.