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Shinagawa Lighthouse was a lighthouse in Shinagawa (品川第二砲台), south of Tokyo, Japan.
 Shinagawa Lighthouse, now in Meiji Mura. | |
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| Location | Shinagawa, Japan (former) Meiji Mura (current) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°20′29.9″N 136°59′38.9″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 5 April 1870  |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Heritage | Important Cultural Property |
| Light | |
| First lit | 5 March 1870 |
| Deactivated | 1957 |
| Focal height | 15.75 m (51.7 ft) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | decorative light[1] |
The lighthouse was the third of the four lighthouses built by French engineer Léonce Verny. It was relocated to the Meiji Mura historical theme park near Nagoya.[2]
Later lighthouses would be built by the English engineer Richard Henry Brunton, until the Japanese would take over lighthouse construction in 1880.[3]
The lighthouse was first lit on 5 March 1870.[citation needed]
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