Iojimazaki Lighthouse
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| Location | Iōjima, Nagasaki Japan |
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| Year first constructed | September 14, 1871 (first) 1954 (second) |
| Year first lit | 2003 (current) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | hexagonal prism tower with lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Height | 11.5 metres (38 ft) |
| Focal height | 64.4 metres (211 ft) |
| Intensity | 210,000 cd |
| Range | 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 30s. |
| Admiralty number | M5194 |
| NGA number | 11792 |
| ARLHS number | JPN-172 |
| Japan number | JCG-6330[2] |
Iojimazaki Lighthouse (伊王島灯台 iōjima tōdai?) is a lighthouse in Iōjima, Nagasaki, Japan.
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History
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.
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Lighthouses of Japan
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| Early Meiji lighthouses (Léonce Verny) |
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| Later Meiji lighthouses (“Brunton’s Children”) |
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| Taisho period lighthouses |
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| Modern lighthouses |
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