Haterumajima Lighthouse
波照間島灯台
The southernmost lighthouse in inhabited Japan, marking the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
What it is
- The southernmost lighthouse located in an inhabited area of Japan.
- Built by the Government of the Ryukyu Islands and first lit in 1959.
- Managed by the Japan Coast Guard since the 1972 transfer.
- A navigational structure situated in the center of Hateruma Island.
What to see
- A reconstructed lighthouse tower completed in December 1986.
- The geographic border where the East China Sea meets the Pacific.
- Views from the central point of the southernmost inhabited island.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Haterumajima Lighthouse Open in Google Maps
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