Tsurushima Lighthouse

Lighthouse

33°53′34.9″N 132°38′19.5″E / 33.893028°N 132.638750°E / 33.893028; 132.638750TowerConstructedJune 15, 1873 (1873-06-15)Constructionstone towerHeight10.3 metres (34 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and lanternHeritageImportant Cultural Property

LightFocal height58.2 metres (191 ft)Intensitywhite: 310,000 Candela
red: 120,000 CandelaRange20.5 nautical miles (38.0 km; 23.6 mi)CharacteristicAl Fl W R 16s.^[1]Japan no.4901 ^[2]

Tsurishima Lighthouse (釣島灯台, tsurushima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tsurushima, which is administered by Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.

History

This lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who worked for the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help them construct lighthouses to allow foreign ships to come to Japan safely. It was made of stone. Work began in October 1871. It was first lit on June 15, 1873.^[3] The lighthose became unmanned in April 1963.^[4]

Notes

^ 釣島灯台 Japan Coast Guard
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Matsuyama Area (Central Ehime)". 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.
^ Maloney, Iain (2023). The Japan lights. Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth, Scotland. p. 199. ISBN 9781913836320.