Sugashima Lighthouse
菅島灯台
Japan's oldest active brick lighthouse, designed by Richard Henry Brunton, offers historic Western-style architecture within Ise-Shima National Park.
What it is
- The oldest active brick lighthouse in Japan, first lit on July 1, 1873.
- A National Important Cultural Property designed by British engineer Richard Henry Brunton.
- A Western-style structure built using domestic red bricks on Sugashima Island.
- The site of a former bonfire beacon dating back to 1673.
What to see
- The historic red brick lighthouse tower located within Ise-Shima National Park.
- Modern LED lighting technology installed in the original nineteenth-century structure.
- Scenic coastal views from the grounds of this unmanned maritime facility.
Getting there
- Requires a twenty-minute boat ride followed by a twenty-minute walk to the site.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Sugashima Lighthouse Open in Google Maps
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