Kantorisaki Lighthouse

What it is

• A lighthouse in Taiji Town located within the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.
• The site originally served as a ship inspection station established around 1619.
• The first lighthouse was lit in 1899 and the current structure dates to 1963.
• The name refers to the historical practice of ships steering by this cape.

What to see

• The Meoto Ibuki tree which is a designated natural monument over 350 years old.
• A whale memorial monument located in the vicinity of the lighthouse.
• The Naminori Reef Illumination Light attached to the main structure.
• A public lawn park surrounding the lighthouse area.
• The site of a historical whale lookout point overlooking the ocean.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.