Tateishimisaki Lighthouse
Tateishimisaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Tsuruga, Fukui. Tateishimisaki Lighthouse is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 海安寺, as well as near the Shinto shrine 八坂神社.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Japan
- Also known as: “Tateishi-misaki Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant and Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.
Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant is located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company. The total site area is 5.12 square kilometres with 94% of it being green area that the company is working to preserve. Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant is situated 1¼ km south of Tateishimisaki Lighthouse.
Fugen Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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Fugen ふげん was a prototype Japanese nuclear test reactor. Fugen was a domestic Japanese design for a demonstration Advanced Thermal Reactor. It was a heavy water moderated, boiling light water cooled reactor. Fugen Nuclear Power Plant is situated 1 km south of Tateishimisaki Lighthouse.
Monju Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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Monju was a Japanese sodium-cooled fast reactor, located near the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant, Fukui Prefecture. Its name is a reference to Manjusri. Construction started in 1986 and the reactor achieved criticality for the first time in April 1994. Monju Nuclear Power Plant is situated 4 km southwest of Tateishimisaki Lighthouse.
Tateishimisaki Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Tsuruga, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.76221° or 35° 45′ 44″ northLongitude
136.01865° or 136° 1′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8Q7RQ269+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 7496891200OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q11598087
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In Other Languages
“Tateishimisaki Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “立石岬灯台”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 海安寺 and 八坂神社.
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