高根島灯台, 19th century stone lighthouse in Takane Island, Japan.
Takane Island Lighthouse is a stone lighthouse on the cliff of Oshiyose-hana at the northern tip of Takane Island in the Geiyo Islands, Hiroshima Prefecture. It was rebuilt in March 1993 and is one of nine lighthouses built in the Meiji era for coastal routes through the Seto Inland Sea that avoided the fast currents of the Kurushima Strait.
First lit on 15 May 1897, the lighthouse was one of nine built in the Geiyo Islands during the Meiji era to guide coastal shipping that avoided the fast currents of the Kurushima Strait. In April 1913 it stopped operating as a lighthouse and became a tidal current signal tower. It was electrified and resumed lighthouse duties in September 1953, automated in March 1959, and rebuilt in March 1993.
The lighthouse is one of nine built in the Geiyo Islands during the Meiji era for coastal shipping that avoided the fast currents of the Kurushima Strait. In 1913 it stopped working as a lighthouse and became a tidal current signal tower, resuming lighthouse duty in 1953. It is listed among Japan's 50 selected lighthouses.
The lighthouse stands on the cliff of Oshiyose-hana at the northern tip of Takane Island, in the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The site is reached on foot; the terrain is uneven and exposed to wind, so sturdy footwear is advisable. The tower was rebuilt in 1993 and is unmanned and automated.
The lighthouse was built as one of nine lighthouses in the Geiyo Islands for coastal shipping that avoided the fast currents of the Kurushima Strait. It was deactivated in April 1913 and served as a tidal current signal tower until electric lighting restored lighthouse duty in September 1953.
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