Iojimazaki Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse
in Iōjima, Nagasaki, Japan
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, who was hired by the government of Japan at the start of the Meiji period
to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships to come to Japan.
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 Iōjima, Nagasaki, 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...
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History
Iojimazaki 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 at the start of 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.