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Anorisaki Lighthouse, Maritime navigation beacon in Agochō-Anori, Japan.

The Anorisaki Lighthouse stands atop Cape Anorisaki with a 12.7-meter-tall square ferro-concrete tower overlooking Matoya Bay and the Kumanonada Sea.

British engineer Richard Henry Brunton designed the original wooden structure in 1871, which was later replaced with the current concrete building in 1948.

The lighthouse grounds feature a stage for Anori Bunraku puppet theater performances, recognized as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.

The lighthouse operates with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, projecting light at a focal height of 33.3 meters with a range of 16.5 nautical miles.

Winter visitors might spot Mount Fuji from the lighthouse grounds while sampling local Anori fugu delicacies in nearby restaurants.

Location: Agochō-Anori

Inception: 1948

Architects: Richard Henry Brunton

Website: https://anorisaki.com

GPS coordinates: 34.36518,136.90843

Latest update: October 1, 2025 21:00

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