Mutsurejima Lighthouse Explained

Mutsurejima Lighthouse
Muture Sima
六連島灯台
Location:Mutsurejima
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Japan
Coordinates:33.9781°N 130.8679°W
Yearbuilt:1871
Automated:1969
Construction:granite tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:white tower and lantern
Height:10.6m (34.8feet)
Focalheight:27.9m (91.5feet)
Intensity:310,000 cd
Range:15.5nmi
Characteristic:Fl W 10s.[1]
Country:Japan
Countrynumber:JCG-5537

is a lighthouse on the island of Mutsurejima, which is administered by Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.

History

Work began in late 1870.[2] The lighthouse was first lit in 1872, and was designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the beginning of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://yamatae.sakura.ne.jp/Lh7/muture.html Mutsurejima Lighthouse
  2. Book: Maloney, Iain . The Japan lights . Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth, Scotland . 2023 . 9781913836320 . 178.