Nosappumisaki Lighthouse
Nosappumisaki Lighthouse
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 Japan
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Cape Nosappu Nemuro, Hokkaidō Japan |
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| Coordinates | 43°23′06.7″N 145°48′59.3″E / 43.385194°N 145.816472°ECoordinates: 43°23′06.7″N 145°48′59.3″E / 43.385194°N 145.816472°E |
| Year first constructed | August 15, 1872 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1930 (current) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | broadly cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Height | 13.5 metres (44 ft) |
| Focal height | 23.2 metres (76 ft) |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 15,000 cd |
| Range | 14.5 nautical miles (26.9 km; 16.7 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W R 4s. |
| Fog signal | 3 blasts every 40 seconds |
| Admiralty number | M6840 |
| NGA number | 0448 |
| ARLHS number | JPN-431 |
| Japan number | JCG-0154 |
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Nosappumisaki Lighthouse (納沙布岬灯台 nosappumisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaidō, Japan.
The lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton who was hired by the government of Japan to help construct lighthouses at the beginning of the Meiji period to make Japan safe for foreign ships.
The site is open to the public, and can be accessed by car or by public transportation. By public transportation, it is accessible by bus from Nemuro Station.
Foghorn
Lighthouse from afar
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