The Himeshima Lighthouse


The island’s lighthouse stands above the island’s eastern edge on a 57-meter cliff.

Constructed of granite, the lighthouse began operation in 1904. At the time, its’ light had a power of 18,000Watts and was capable of lighting a distance of about 37,040 meters (20Li)

From the lighthouse area there is a magnificent panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea where one can see Yamaguchi and Kyushu . (The lighthouse was converted to electricity in 1963 and today has a power of 100,000Watts)

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Himeshima Statistics:

Circumference: 17.0km

Surface Area: 6.78km

Population: 2,727 (2001 census)

Himeshima, Oita

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