Kannonzaki Lighthouse

Kanagawa Prefecture · Japan

Kannonzaki Lighthouse, Japan
Photo: 椎林 隆夫, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
autumn
Accessibility
limited
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Japan's first western-style lighthouse, originally built in 1869 under French engineer Léonce Verny at the entrance to Tokyo Bay. The current concrete tower is open to climbers and overlooks busy shipping lanes and passing container vessels.

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