Meshima Lighthouse

What it is

• A lighthouse on the Danjo Islands first lit on December 1, 1927
• The final lighthouse in Japan to transition from manned to automated operation
• One of the Top 50 Lighthouses in Japan
• A facility that provides weather data to the Meteorological Agency

What to see

• A historic structure situated on a cliff over 100 meters high
• The site used as a filming location for a 1957 movie
• The former location of a telegraph office established in 1927

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.