Iojimazaki Lighthouse Iō Sima 伊王島灯台 | |
Location: | Iōjima, Nagasaki Japan |
Coordinates: | 32.7141°N 129.7613°W |
Yearbuilt: | (first) 1954 (second) |
Yearlit: | 2003 (current) |
Construction: | concrete tower |
Shape: | hexagonal tower with lantern |
Marking: | white tower and lantern |
Height: | 11.5m (37.7feet) |
Focalheight: | 64.4m (211.3feet) |
Intensity: | 210,000 cd |
Range: | [1] |
Characteristic: | Fl (4) W 30s. |
Country: | Japan |
Countrynumber: | JCG-6330 |
is a lighthouse in Iōjima, Nagasaki, Japan.
Iojimazaki Lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the start of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships to come to Japan.