Kurasaki Lighthouse
鞍埼灯台
Japan's oldest concrete lighthouse, a twelve-sided cultural property on Oshima Island that survived multiple wartime air raids.
What it is
- The oldest concrete lighthouse in Japan, first lit on August 15, 1884.
- A twelve-sided tower built from unreinforced concrete on Cape Kurasaki.
- An A-rank preserved lighthouse designated as an Important Cultural Property.
- A fully restored facility that survived six air raids during 1945.
What to see
- The unique twelve-sided concrete tower structure.
- The historic masonry and unreinforced concrete construction.
- Views of the surrounding coastline from its position on Oshima Island.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Kurasaki Lighthouse Open in Google Maps
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