Inubōsaki Lighthouse

Inubōsaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Cape Inubō, in the city of Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is notable as one of the few lighthouses whose original lens was a first order Fresnel lens, the strongest type of Fresnel lens.

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Photo: Takashi Hososhima, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Opening hours: 8:30 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Japan
Also known as: “Cape Inubo Lighthouse”, “Inubo Saki Lighthouse”, “Inubō Saki Lighthouse”, and “Inubosaki Lighthouse”
Historically known as: “Inuboye Saki Lighthouse”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Inuboh Station and Kimigahama Station.

Inuboh Station

Railway station

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Inuboh Station is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan. Inuboh Station is situated 690 metres west of Inubōsaki Lighthouse.

Kimigahama Station

Railway station

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Kimigahama Station is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan. Kimigahama Station is situated 1 km northwest of Inubōsaki Lighthouse.

Tokawa

Railway station

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tokawa Station is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan. Tokawa is situated 1½ km southwest of Inubōsaki Lighthouse.