Tappizaki Lighthouse

Tappizaki Lighthouse
Tappizaki tōdai
龍飛埼灯台

Location	Sotogahama Aomori Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	41°15′30″N 140°20′33″E / 41.25833°N 140.34250°E / 41.25833; 140.34250Coordinates: 41°15′30″N 140°20′33″E / 41.25833°N 140.34250°E / 41.25833; 140.34250
Constructed	1932
Foundation	brick and concrete
Construction	brick and concrete tower
Tower height	13.72 metres (45.0 ft)
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Automated	2006
Focal height	4,119 metres (13,514 ft)
Lens	Third Order Fresnel
Intensity	470,000 candela
Range	44 kilometres (24 nmi)
Characteristic	Fl W 20s.
NGA no.	3704
Japan no.	JCG-1501[1]
Admiralty no.	M6662
ARLHS no.	JPN-627
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Tappizaki Lighthouse (龍飛埼灯台, Tappizaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located on the outermost extremity of Cape Tappi, the northernmost point of Tsugaru Peninsula, Honshu, in Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is located within the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park and on clear days, Hokkaido can be seen across the Tsugaru Strait.

History[]

Construction of Tappizaki Lighthouse was completed on July 1, 1932. A radio beacon was installed in March 1933. The light came under the control of the Japan Coast Guard beginning in 1965.^[2] In 1998, the lamp was upgraded to a metal halide lamp. It was opened to the public on October 31, 2005. Since April 1, 2006, control of the light has been completely automated and it is currently unattended. It is listed as one of the “50 Lighthouses of Japan” by the Japan Lighthouse Association.^[3]

See also[]

• List of lighthouses in Japan

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Tappisaki Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
• Lighthouses in Japan (in Japanese)