Ōhamasaki Lighthouse

What it is

• A circular stone lighthouse tower completed in 1894 on Innoshima Island.
• A former signal station built in 1910 that now serves as a memorial museum.
• The museum building is a designated National Important Cultural Property.
• The site includes a tide gauge station established on the west side in 1894.

What to see

• The circular stone lighthouse tower standing at the base of Innoshima Bridge.
• A wooden one-story museum building featuring three distinct towers.
• Stone walls surrounding the base of the eighteen meter tall lighthouse structure.
• Historical exhibits housed within the former signal station on the hill.

When to go

• Visitors must apply for museum access in advance through the Onomichi City Innoshima Branch.

Getting there

• The site is a ten-minute walk from the Innoshima Ohashi bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.