Mutsurejima Lighthouse

Mutsurejima Lighthouse (六連島灯台, mutsurejima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Mutsurejima, which is administered by Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Mutsurejima Lighthouse
Muture Sima
六連島灯台

Mutsurejima Lighthouse
Location	Mutsurejima Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Japan
Coordinates	33°58′41″N 130°52′4.5″E
Tower
Constructed	1871
Construction	granite tower
Automated	1969
Height	10.6 metres (35 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Light
Focal height	27.9 metres (92 ft)
Intensity	310,000 cd
Range	15.5 nautical miles (28.7 km; 17.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s.[1]
Japan no.	JCG-5537[2]

History

Work began in late 1870.^[3] 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

• Japan portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Japan

References

1. Mutsurejima Lighthouse Lighthouses of Japan
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Western Yamaguchi". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. Maloney, Iain (2023). The Japan lights. Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth, Scotland. p. 178. ISBN 9781913836320.