Tomogashima Lighthouse

{{Infobox lighthouse | name = Tomogashima Lighthouse ''Tomoga Sima'' 友ヶ島灯台 | image_name = Tomogashima Lighthouse.jpg | location = Tomogashima Wakayama, Wakayama Japan | coordinates = {{coord|34|16|51.6|N|135|00|01.3|E|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = {{Start date|1872|8|1}} | construction = stone tower | shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern | marking = white tower and lantern | height = {{Convert|12.2|m|ft}} | focalheight = {{Convert|60|m|ft}} | lens = | intensity = white: 1,900,000 Candela red: 760,000 | range ={{Convert|20.5|nmi|mi km}} | characteristic = Alt R W 10s. | country = Japan | countrynumber = JCG-3501<ref>[http://yamatae.sakura.ne.jp/Lh5/tomoga.html Tomoga Sima] ''Japan Coast Guard''</ref> }} {{Nihongo|'''Tomogashima Lighthouse'''|友ヶ島灯台|tomogashima tōdai}} is a lighthouse on the island of Tomogashima in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan.<ref>{{Cite rowlett|jphn3c}}</ref>

==History== Work began in May 1870.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brunton |first=Richard |title=Building Japan, 1868-1879 |publisher=Japan Library |year=1991 |isbn=1-873410-05-0 |pages=254}}</ref> The lighthouse was first lit on August 1, 1872. It was one of the lighthouses designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the start of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign ships.

==See also== {{Portal|Japan|Engineering}} * List of lighthouses in Japan

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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1872 Category:Lighthouses in Japan Category:Transport buildings and structures in Wakayama Prefecture Category:Transport in Wakayama (city) Category:Buildings and structures in Wakayama (city)