Sunosaki Lighthouse

Sunosaki Lighthouse
Suno Saki
洲崎灯台

Sunosaki Lighthouse
Location Tateyama
Chiba Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 34°58′31.3″N 139°45′27.4″E / 34.975361°N 139.757611°E / 34.975361; 139.757611Coordinates: 34°58′31.3″N 139°45′27.4″E / 34.975361°N 139.757611°E / 34.975361; 139.757611
Year first constructed 1919
Foundation concrete basement
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Height 14.8 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 45.1 metres (148 ft)
Original lens Fresnel
Intensity 97,000 candela
Range 18.5 kilometres (10.0 nmi)
Characteristic Al Fl W R 30s.
Admiralty number M6452
NGA number 5004
ARLHS number JPN-601
Japan number JCG-2003

Sunosaki Lighthouse (洲崎灯台 Sunosaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located in the city of Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan at the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula.

History

Sunosaki Lighthouse was first lit on December 15, 1919, and completes the navigational aid systems for all vessels entering the Uraga Channel and Tokyo Bay, with the Kannonzaki Lighthouse and Tsurugisaki Lighthouse on the western side on Miura Peninsula, and the Nojimazaki Lighthouse and the Sunosaki Lighthouse on the eastern side on the Bōsō Peninsula.

The building is a cylindrical white structure with a height of 15 meters. The building and its supporting base are made from concrete. The focal height of the light is 45 meters above sea level . [1]

The music video of AKB48 song "Aitakatta" was filmed here.

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