Rikuchū Kurosaki Lighthouse, Navigation lighthouse in Fudai, Japan.
Rikuchū Kurosaki Lighthouse is a concrete lighthouse standing on a 130-meter cliff at Kurosaki, a cape jutting into the Pacific in Fudai, Iwate Prefecture. It faces the Sanriku Fukkō National Park coast, whose marine terraces resemble those at Kitayamazaki in nearby Tanohata. The cape lies on the 40th parallel north, pairing it with Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse on the Oga Peninsula in Akita.
The facility began operations in 1947 and became an important navigation aid for ships along the Sanriku Coast. This region is known for difficult straits and unpredictable currents.
The lighthouse stands on the 40th parallel north, forming a pair with Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse at the northern tip of the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side. It was selected as one of Japan's 50 Lighthouse Selections.
The lighthouse stands on a 130-meter cliff at Kurosaki in Fudai, reached by road from the village. The site is unmanned and automated, so there are no interior tours. The cliff-top position gives views along the Sanriku coast and over the Pacific.
The lighthouse stands on the 40th parallel north, forming a pair with Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse at the northern tip of the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side.
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