Kinkasan Lighthouse

Kinkasan Lighthouse (金華山灯台, Kinkasan tōdai) is a lighthouse on Kinkasan, an island off the Oshika Peninsula in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan.

Kinkasan Lighthouse
金華山灯台

Kinkasan Lighthouse
Location	Kinkasan Oshika Peninsula Ishinomaki, Miyagi Japan
Coordinates	38°16′36″N 141°35′03″E
Tower
Constructed	1876
Construction	granite tower
Automated	2005
Height	54.6 metres (179 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Heritage	Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Light
First lit	November 1, 1876 (1876-11-01)
Focal height	12.82 metres (42.1 ft)
Lens	Second order Fresnel
Intensity	320,000 cd
Range	20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Al Fl W R 20s.
Japan no.	JCG-1728

The Kinkasan Lighthouse was one of 26 lighthouses designed and built in Meiji period Japan by the British engineer Richard Henry Brunton. Work began in March 1874. It was completed and lit on November 1, 1876, eight months after Brunton left Japan.

The lighthouse was destroyed from July to August 1945 by the United States Navy during World War II, but was rebuilt in February 1946. It was completely automated on April 1, 2005.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Japan

References

• Brunton, Richard. Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library, 1991. ISBN 1-873410-05-0
• Pedlar, Neil. The Imported Pioneers: Westerners who Helped Build Modern Japan. Routledge, 1990. ISBN 0-904404-51-X
• Brunton, Richard H. "THE JAPAN LIGHTS (INCLUDING APPENDIX AND PLATES AT BACK OF VOLUME)." Minutes of the Proceedings [of the Institution of Civil Engineers] 47.1877 (1876): 11. ICE Virtual Library. Web. 8 May 2011. <http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/imotp.1877.22547>.

External links

• Lighthouses in Japan (in Japanese)
• Historic Lighthouses of Japan