Anorisaki Lighthouse

Anorisaki Lighthouse (安乗埼灯台, Anorisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the top of Shima Peninsula in the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Anori Saki Lighthouse

安乗埼灯台
Anori Saki Lighthouse
Japan
LocationSouth of Shima
Mie Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°21′54.5″N 136°54′30.9″E
Year first constructed1 April 1873 (1873-04-01)[1]
Year first lit1948 (current)
AutomatedOctober 1988
Foundationconcrete
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern
Tower height12.7 metres (42 ft) [1]
Focal height33.3 metres (109 ft) [1]
Original lensFourth Order Fresnel
Intensity330,000 cd
Range16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 15s.[2]
Admiralty numberM6042
NGA number6356
ARLHS numberJPN-021
Japan numberJCG-2769[3]

History

The Anorisaki Lighthouse was designed and constructed by British engineer Richard Henry Brunton and was first lit on April 1, 1873. 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 25 lighthouses 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 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 Times of Joy and Sorrow.

See also

References
  1. 安乗埼灯台 (in Japanese). 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Japan). Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. Anorisaki Lighthouse
  3. 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
Original Brunton-designed structure now at the Museum of Maritime Science, Tokyo


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