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Tsunoshima Lighthouse (角島灯台, tsunoshima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tsunoshima in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is notable as being one of only six lighthouses in Japan which had a first order Fresnel lens, the most powerful type of Fresnel lens.
History
Work began in August 1873. The lighthouse was first lit on March 1, 1876, in the Meiji period of Japan. It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan to help construct lighthouses to make coastal waters safe for foreign ships to approach, after Japan opened up to the West.
Access
The lighthouse is open to the public. It is accessible by car, bicycle, or public transportation; specifically by bus from Kottoi Station.
See also
List of lighthouses in Japan
References
External links
Tsunoshima Lighthouse Park (in Japanese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar mercusuar di Jepang
- Tsunoshima Lighthouse
- Tsunoshima
- Tsunoshima Bridge
- Richard Henry Brunton
- List of lighthouses in Japan
- Hōhoku, Yamaguchi
- List of shipwrecks in July 1940
- Sixty-miler
