Jōtōmyō-dai Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Jōtōmyō-dai Lighthouse
Also known as: Jōtōmyō-dai (Chiyoda, Kudanshita)
This stone lighthouse, built in 1871, stands 12 meters tall and features a two-stage design with a square tapered lower half and an octagonal cylindrical upper half. It is topped with a lantern and a double gallery. The construction material consists of rubblestone, with each stone reportedly inscribed with the name of the feudal clan that supplied it. In 1930, the structure was relocated a short distance across Yasukuni Street. Although no longer an active navigational aid, it now displays a decorative white light.
Why it matters: As one of the first lighthouses built by Japanese hands after the Meiji Restoration, Jōtōmyō-dai symbolizes Japan's modernization and embrace of maritime infrastructure. Its construction, reflecting a collective effort through inscribed stones, offers a unique historical connection to the nation's past.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White
- Raw Code
- F W
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1871
Significant events: relocated a short distance across Yasukuni Street in 1930
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- square tapered lower half, octagonal cylindrical upper half
- Material
- stone
Structure: 2-stage rubblestone tower with lantern and double gallery
Location
- City
- Chiyoda
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Sea Region
- just north of Kitanomaru Park in the Kudanshita district within the Chiyoda ward of central Tōkyō, which also includes the Imperial Palace and the other principal buildings of the Japanese government
- Latitude
- 35.6948°
- Longitude
- 139.7488°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Urayasu(9.1 km)
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.