Kashinosaki Lighthouse
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| Location | Cape Kashino,Kushimoto,Japan |
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| Coordinates | 33°28′17″N135°51′43″E/ 33.4714°N 135.8619°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 8 July 1870 |
| Construction | stone (tower), concrete (tower) |
| Height | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white (tower), white (lantern) |
| Heritage | Historic Site of Japan, |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1954 (rebuilt) |
| Focal height | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 530,000 candela |
| Range | 18.5 nmi (34.3 km; 21.3 mi) |
| Characteristic | Gp Fl (2) 20s |
| Japan no. | 2889[1] |
Kashinosaki Lighthouse(樫 dã kỳ đăng đài,Kashinosaki tōdai)is alighthouselocated on the island ofKii Ōshima,off the southwestern coast ofKii Peninsulain theKansai regionof Japan.[2]Administratively, the island is part of the town ofKushimoto,Wakayama Prefecture.
History[edit]
On June 25, 1866, theTokugawa shogunateofEdo periodJapan signed a customs and tax treaty with the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands to normalize trade relations. One of the stipulations of this treaty was that eight lighthouses be erected near the approaches to thetreaty portsopened for foreign commerce.(Kannonzaki, Nojimasaki, Kashinosaki, Mikomotojima, Kusaki, Iojima, Cape Sata, and Shionomisaki). However, due to theBoshin War,work was not begun until after theMeiji restoration.The newMeiji governmentbrought inforeign advisorsto assist in the modernization efforts, one of whom was the British engineerRichard Henry Bruntonwho specialized in lighthouse design. Aside from the eight lighthouses stipulated by the treaty (i.e. the "treaty lighthouses" ), Brunton went on to constructed another 25 lighthouses from far northernHokkaidōto southernKyūshūduring his career in Japan.
Work on the Kashinosaki Lighthouse began in April 1869, and it was first lit on July 8, 1870, making it the first stone lighthouse in Japan. However, despite this lighthouse being operational, on the night of September 16, 1890, theOttoman NavyfrigateErtuğrulsank in atyphooneast of Kashinosaki. Ten of the survivors climbed the cliff below the lighthouse to safety.
The lighthouse was reconstructed in 1954. On April 12, 2002, the lighthouse as opened to the public, with an observation deck constructed at a height of 6.5 meters, accessible by a spiral staircase. The lighthouse's optical system was certified as aMechanical Engineering Heritagesite in July 2016,[3]and the lighthouse structure itself as aCivil Engineering Heritagesite in 2017.[4]It was designated aNational Historic Sitein 2021.[5]
The lighthouse is within the borders of theYoshino-Kumano National Park.The lighthouse is now operated by theJapan Coast Guard5th Regional Headquarters
Gallery[edit]
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Lightkeepers house -
Panoramic view
See also[edit]
- Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)
- List of lighthouses in Japan
- 125 Years Memory
External links[edit]
- Kushimoto Tourist Information
- Wakayama Prefecture official tourist information site
- Kushimoto Official home page
Notes[edit]
- ^Rowlett, Russ."Lighthouses of Japan: Southern Wakayama Prefecture".The Lighthouse Directory.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^Lighthouses of Japan
- ^"Nhật bổn cơ giới học hội cơ giới di sản đệ 83 hào 樫 dã kỳ đăng đài の quang học hệ cơ giới trang trí"[JSME Mechanical Engineering Heritage No. 83 Optical system mechanical equipment of Kashinosaki Lighthouse] (in Japanese). JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)].RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
- ^"Thổ mộc học hội tuyển thưởng thổ mộc di sản"[Civil engineering society selected civil engineering heritage] (in Japanese). JSCE (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)].RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
- ^"樫 dã kỳ đăng đài cập びエルトゥールル hào tao nan sự kiện di tích"[Kashinosaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul distress case ruins] (in Japanese).Agency for Cultural Affairs.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
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