Tappizaki Lighthouse

Tappisaki Lighthouse
龍飛埼灯台
Map
LocationCape Tappi, Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates41°15′30″N 140°20′33″E / 41.258333°N 140.3425°E / 41.258333; 140.3425
Tower
Constructed1932 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionbrick, concrete Edit this on Wikidata
Automated2006 Edit this on Wikidata
Height13.72 m (45.0 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylinder Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite (tower), white (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height119 m (390 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lenssecond order Fresnel lens, third order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity470,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 20s Edit this on Wikidata
Japan no.JCG-1501[1]

Tappizaki Lighthouse (龍飛埼灯台, Tappizaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located on the outermost extremity of Cape Tappi, the northernmost point of Tsugaru Peninsula, Honshu, in Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is located within the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park and on clear days, Hokkaido can be seen across the Tsugaru Strait.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Aomori". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.