Wakkanai Lighthouse (稚内灯台, Wakkanai tōdai) is a lighthouse in the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. Rising to a height of 42.7 metres (140 ft), it is the tallest lighthouse on the island and the second tallest in Japan, after Hinomisaki Lighthouse (日御碕灯台) in Izumo. The old Wakkanai Lighthouse was built in 1900 in the hills above, but was forced to relocate after the area was taken over for a US base, the site now occupied by a JGSDF radar station. This first lighthouse provided one of the locations for the filming of Shochiku's 1957 Times of Joy and Sorrow. Wakkanai Lighthouse was rebuilt to the same height in its current location in 1966. With its vibrant red and white stripes, the lighthouse is today a symbol of Cape Noshappu and is made accessible to the general public by Wakkanai Coast Guard from the start of Golden Week each year.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Cape Noshappu, Wakkanai, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 45°26′58″N 141°38′43″E / 45.449522°N 141.645158°E |
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| Height | 42.7 m (140 ft)  |
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| First lit | 10 December 1900 |
See also
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edit- ^ 稚内灯台 [Wakkanai Lighthouse] (in Japanese). Wakkanai City. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ ノシャップ岬 [Cape Noshappu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Wakkanai City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ 稚内灯台の一般公開 [Wakkanai Lighthouse Opened to the Public] (in Japanese). Wakkanai Coast Guard. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
Further reading
edit- 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
External links
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- Wakkanai Lighthouse (in Japanese)
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