An Iron Lighthouse of 1901 on the Saganoseki Peninsula
The Sekisaki Lighthouse (関埼灯台) is an iron lighthouse of 1901 in Saganoseki, Oita City, Oita Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on June 29, 2022 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records an iron tower of three levels, 3.0 metres in diameter and 11 metres high, with a building area of 39 square metres; registration number 44-0233.
A Tower of Riveted Iron Plate
The Sekisaki Lighthouse stands at the eastern tip of the Saganoseki Peninsula (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is an iron lighthouse with a cylindrical tower 11 metres high and a single-storey annex on a fan-shaped plan.
Both tower and annex are made of iron plate 6 millimetres thick, bent to curves and riveted together. A balcony runs round the top of the tower, which carries a lantern under a domed roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes this as a valuable example of the iron lighthouses of the Meiji era, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the riveted iron plates of the tower, the balcony and the domed lantern (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Seventh Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1901 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the name read?
- Sekisaki Todai.
- How is it built?
- Of 6-millimetre iron plate, curved and riveted, 11 metres high.
- Where is it?
- At the eastern tip of the Saganoseki Peninsula, Oita City.
- When was the Sekisaki Lighthouse registered?
- On June 29, 2022 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Sekisaki Lighthouse (関埼灯台) |
|---|---|
| Location | 4057-2 Saganoseki, Oita City, Oita Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2022/06/29 (Reiwa 4) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Iron, 3 levels, 3.0 m diameter, 11 m high, 39 m² |
| Owner | Seventh Regional Coast Guard Headquarters |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Sekisaki Lighthouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00014308
Last verified: 2026.10.20