Hime Saki

Address	Ryotsu city, Niigata prefecture
Commissioning date	December 10, 1895
Color	White
Construction Material	Iron
Light Character	Fl W 6s
Luminous Intensity	230,000 cd
Range	18.0 M
Height	14.2 m
Height above sea level	41.5 m
Lens	Revolving light (Type LB-40)
Power source	Commercial power

 

This is the oldest lighthouse constructed of iron that still exists in Japan in its original form.

It is also the first lighthouse that greets ships proceeding from Niigata to Sado island.

Preservation repair work together with earthquake reinforcement were implemented in 1994.