Eboshijima Lighthouse
Encyclopedia
is an unmanned lighthouse
in Eboshijima, a tiny island administered by Itoshima, Fukuoka
, Japan
. The island is in Karatsu Bay.
, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period
to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships to come to Japan following the opening of Japan to the West. It was first lit in .
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in Eboshijima, a tiny island administered by Itoshima, Fukuoka
Itoshima, Fukuoka
is a city located in the western area of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was formed on January 1, 2010, following the merger of the city of Maebaru with the two towns of Shima and Nijo....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The island is in Karatsu Bay.
History
This lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry BruntonRichard Henry Brunton
Richard Henry Brunton FRGS MICE was the so-called "Father of Japanese lighthouses". Brunton was born in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland...
, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships to come to Japan following the opening of Japan to the West. It was first lit in .