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| Location | Navy Hill Garapan Saipan Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Coordinates | 15°12′42.3″N 145°43′53.9″E / 15.211750°N 145.731639°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1934 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | ~50 ft (15 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical towerwith balcony and lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1944 |
| Designated | December 19, 1974 |
| Reference no. | 74002224[1] |
| Governing body | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
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The Japanese Lighthouse is an old lighthouse situated atop Navy Hill in Garapan, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The lighthouse is one of the few surviving pre-World War II, civilian structures originally built by the Japanese.[2]
It was damaged and repaired during WW2, then abandoned until being turned into restaurant in the 1990s but was eventually left derelict again. Since 2021 it was refurbished and has become a popular tourist destination with cafe. known for its views of the surrounding area.
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Lotz 1974, sec. 8.