Japanese Lighthouse
The Japanese Lighthouse is an old lighthouse situated atop Navy Hill in Garapan, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sugar King Park and Old Japanese Hospital Museum.
Sugar King Park
Park
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.
Old Japanese Hospital Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Japanese Hospital or Saipan Byoin is a historic World War II-era hospital complex on Route 3 in Garapan, a village on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Old Japanese Hospital Museum is situated 1 mile southwest of Japanese Lighthouse.
NMI Museum of History and Culture
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NMI Museum of History and Culture, also known as the NMI Museum, is a museum in Garapan, Saipan hosting exhibitions about the Chamorro and Carolinian people and also displays artifacts, documents, textiles, and photographs from the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American periods in the Northern Mariana Islands. NMI Museum of History and Culture is situated 1 mile southwest of Japanese Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Tanapag.
Capitol Hill
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Capitol Hill is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It has a population of around 1,000. Capitol Hill has been the territory's seat of government since 1962.
Tanapag
Suburb
Tanapag is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located close to Tanapag Beach on the northwest coast, just to the north of Capital Hill, the island group's center of government. Tanapag is situated 2½ miles northeast of Japanese Lighthouse.
Kannat Tabla
Village
Kannat Tabla is a settlement in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the middle of the island. It uses UTC+10:00 and its highest point is 374 feet. Kannat Tabla is situated 3½ miles south of Japanese Lighthouse.
Japanese Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.21177° or 15° 12′ 42″ northLongitude
145.73166° or 145° 43′ 54″ eastOpen location code
7R776P6J+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5526308198OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q15229363
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Russian—“Japanese Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “日本灯台”
- Russian: “Японский маяк (Сайпан)”
- Russian: “Японский маяк”
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