Anorisaki Lighthouse
 Anori Saki Lighthouse | |
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| Location | South of Shima Mie Prefecture Japan |
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| Coordinates | 34°21′55″N 136°54′31″E / 34.36514°N 136.90858°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | April 1, 1873[1] |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | October 1988 |
| Height | 12.7 metres (42 ft) [1] |
| Shape | square frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Heritage | Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1948 (current) |
| Focal height | 33.3 metres (109 ft) [1] |
| Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 330,000 cd |
| Range | 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s.[2] |
| Japan no. | JCG-2769[3] |
Anorisaki Lighthouse (安乗埼灯台, Anorisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located on the top of Shima Peninsula in the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
History
The Anorisaki Lighthouse was designed and constructed by British engineer Richard Henry Brunton, and was first lit on April 1, 1873. It is noteworthy in that it is the first lighthouse in Japan to use a rotating Fresnel lens. The octagonal structure was built of Zelkova serrata wood, and had a total height of 10.6 metres. Brunton constructed a total of 25 lighthouses in Japan from far northern Hokkaidō to southern Kyūshū during his career in Japan, each with a different design. Although Anorisaki Lighthouse was the 20th of the 25 built by Brunton, it was the oldest with a wooden construction.
This lighthouse was relocated five meters inland from its original location in 1911 due to coastal erosion. It was electrified in 1932. In 1948, it was replaced by a more modern design, and the original structure designed by Brunton was later relocated to the Museum of Maritime Science in Tokyo.
The modern replacement was completed in August 1948, and is a square ferro-concrete structure with a total height of 12.7 metres. The lens was upgraded to a 4th order Fresnel in 1950. The lighthouse was fully automated and has been unattended since October 1988. From April 29, 2004 it has been open to the public for tours, with a small museum attached containing displays about the filming of the 1957 Japanese movie Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c 安乗埼灯台 (in Japanese). 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Japan). Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ Anorisaki Lighthouse
- ^ The Lighthouse Directory
References
- Brunton, Richard. Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library, 1991. ISBN 1-873410-05-0
- Pedlar, Neil. The Imported Pioneers: Westerners who Helped Build Modern Japan. Routledge, 1990. ISBN 0-904404-51-X
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