Kashinosaki Lighthouse

Kashinosaki Lighthouse
樫野埼灯台
LocationCape Kashino, Kushimoto, Japan
Coordinates33°28′17″N 135°51′43″E / 33.4714°N 135.8619°E / 33.4714; 135.8619
Tower
Constructed8 July 1870 
Constructionstone (tower), concrete (tower) 
Height14.6 m (48 ft) 
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
MarkingsWhite (tower), white (lantern) 
HeritageHistoric Site of Japan, JSCE Civil Engineering Heritage Site 
Light
First lit1954 (rebuilt)
Focal height47 m (154 ft) 
Lenssecond order Fresnel lens 
Intensity530,000 candela 
Range18.5 nmi (34.3 km; 21.3 mi) 
CharacteristicGp Fl (2) 20s 
Japan no.2889

Kashinosaki Lighthouse (樫野埼灯台, Kashinosaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located on the island of Kii Ōshima, off the southwestern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. Administratively, the island is part of the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.