Daikoku Island

What it is

• A small island sitting at the mouth of Muroran Port in Hokkaido.
• The site where Okada Hanbe enshrined the deity Daikokuten in 1838.
• A designated Civil Engineering Heritage site as of 2022.
• The burial place of a Danish sailor named Hans Olson.

What to see

• The Muroran Lighthouse which was first lit in 1891.
• Views of the island rising to an elevation of 35 meters.
• The historic site where a foghorn service operated until 1978.
• A restricted landscape where public landing is currently prohibited.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.