Sekizaki Lighthouse

What it is

• The oldest lighthouse in Oita Prefecture, first lit on July 20, 1901
• A navigational landmark marking the narrowest part of the Bungo Channel
• A boundary point for the Seto Inland Sea managed by the Oita Coast Guard
• An automated facility that has been unmanned since April 1970

What to see

• The historic white tower located on the Saganoseki Peninsula
• The high-intensity LED lamp system installed in 2009
• The former fourth-order Fresnel lens displayed at the nearby Sekizaki Kaiseikan
• Views of the maritime traffic moving between the Inland Sea and Pacific Ocean

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.