Murotozaki Lighthouse

What it is

• A white iron lighthouse first lit on April 1, 1899.
• One of fifty selected lighthouses in Japan and an A-rank preserved structure.
• A tower standing 15.4 meters tall with a light reaching 26.5 nautical miles.

What to see

• A first-class Fresnel lens measuring 2.6 meters in diameter.
• Four visible bullet holes remaining from machine gun fire in 1945.
• The white iron exterior of the historic tower structure.

When to go

• The interior opens to the public during the Lighthouse Festival in November.

Getting there

• Walk twenty minutes from the Skyline Iriguchi bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.