Hajikizaki Lighthouse, built in 1919, is located in the northernmost cape of Sado Island, in Washizaki, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture. The white, octagonal lighthouse has been built on the beautiful cape surrounded by the vast sea from where both the sunset and sunrise can be seen. The lighthouse is known as the location of the film Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki, otherwise known as The Lighthouse or Times of Joy and Sorrow, directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, and which tells the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife. Next to the lighthouse is a statue of the couple which commemorates the film. The lighthouse is open to the public only one day a year on the day of the Sado Kanzo (licorice) Festival in June.
Famous for being a place where you can see the sun rise over the ocean and set over the ocean, the Rokkosaki Lighthouse is on the northernmost tip of Noto Peninsula, located at the nexus of the inner and outer bays. It is a chalk lighthouse built in the Meiji period—one still active today. As an unmanned lighthouse, the Rokkosaki Lighthouse is only open to the public a few times each year.
A lighthouse in Tateishi, Tsuruga City. The stone construction light house is located on Tateishi Cape, right on the point of Tsuruga Peninsula, and was first lit in 1881. It is the second oldest lighthouse on the coast of the Sea of Japan. It has become the city emblem for Tsuruga City and the symbol of Tsuruga as a port city.
"This lighthouse stands on Cape Hyuga at the entrance to Hososhima Port. Originally built of red brick in 1910, the current light house was rebuilt with white walls in 1941. The height from the surface of the sea to the center of the lighthouse is around 100 meters. The area around the modern-styled lighthouse is maintained as a beautiful observatory park, and from here visitors can enjoy spectacular, Kyushu-style tropical scenery worthy of Miyazaki. The Sea Cross is located nearby, a section of eroded reef so-named because it resembles the shape of a cross. According to legend, those who visit the lighthouse will have their wish granted, and in 2017 it was designated a ""Love Lighthouse"" by the Nippon Romantist Association."
This chalk white lighthouse stands to the west of Inakahama Beach, one of Japan's biggest sea turtle nesting sites. First lit in 1897, it is the oldest lighthouse on Yakushima Island. It is also counted amongst the so-called Taiwan Route Lighthouses. The area below lighthouse where raging waves crash into deep granite reefs below is famous as a great fishing spot. The lighthouse insured the safety of boats traveling in Yakushima's coastal waters since its construction more than a century ago.
The boatman Ishihara Yujiro's older brother Shintaro commemorated the third anniversary of his passing by raising funds to have this light house built. It's also known as Yujiro Lighthouse. It stands on a reef off the Morito Coast, which has the widest sandy beach in Hayama. It flashes every three seconds at night to keep the sea safe. It can be seen from Morito-jinja Shrine near the coast.
"This lighthouse is located in Kamijima-cho, Toba City. Located on the northeast side of the outlying island of Kamishima, famously used as a setting in Yukio Mishima's novel ""The Sound of Waves,"" since the lighthouse first lit up in 1910, it has guided ships through the notoriously treacherous waters of the Irago Channel. The lighthouse has also been selected for inclusion in the Japan's Top 50 Lighthouses list."
This lighthouse is located in Sugashima-cho, Toba City. The lighthouse stands on the eastern tip of Sugashima, an island floating in Toba Bay. First lit up in 1873, it is Japan's oldest extant Western-style brick lighthouse. The lighthouse was also selected for inclusion in the Japan's Top 50 Lighthouses list.
This lighthouse adjoins Hotel Ijikaso in Ijika-cho, Toba City. The octagonal, concrete lighthouse stands 9.5 meters tall. Since it was first lit up in 1962, it has guided ships traveling the local waters, known for their treacherous nature since ancient times.
This cylindrical lighthouse is located in the Sueyoshi area at the southernmost tip of the island. First lit in 1951, it is also called Sueyoshi Lighthouse after the village on the island. The inside of the white walled lighthouse is off-limits, but from the entrance you can see it against the backdrop of the clear blue sea and sky. The open atmosphere in the air there, typical of southern islands, makes it a popular spot for taking photographs. It has also been used as a location in movies. Because the road leading to the lighthouse is narrow, those coming by car should drive with caution.
Located at the northern tip of Ioujima, the Ioujima Lighthouse is one of the first eight Western-style lighthouses built in Japan, and is popular among young tourists and couples alike for its picturesque surroundings.
