Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse
島根県
Japan's tallest stone lighthouse (43.65 m), lit in 1903 and designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property
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1903
Type
Historic Site
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一畑電車・出雲大社前駅からバスで約20分、日御碕下車すぐ
島根県出雲市大社町日御碕1478
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Historic Site
Founded 1903
123 years
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Located at Hinomisaki, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, this lighthouse is the tallest stone-built lighthouse in Japan. The white stone tower, first lit in 1903 (Meiji 36), measures 43.65 meters from ground to top and 63.49 meters from sea level to top, and is registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. Visitors may climb the 163 spiral steps as a public viewing lighthouse, and…
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1903年（明治36年）点灯。石造灯台として日本一の高さ（43.65m）を誇り、国の登録有形文化財。参観灯台として163段の螺旋階段を登り頂上からの眺望が楽しめる。
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