Esaki Lighthouse
Esaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the city of Awaji, Hyōgo Japan. It is located at the northernmost cape of Awaji Island facing the Akashi Strait opposite the city of Kobe.Photo: Pinqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Japan
- Also known as: “E Saki Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akashi Kaikyō Bridge and The Matsuho Battery of the Tokushima-han.
Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
Bridge
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a suspension bridge that links the city of Kobe on the Japanese island of Honshu and Iwaya, Awaji on Awaji Island. It is part of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, and crosses the busy and turbulent Akashi Strait. Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is situated 3 km northeast of Esaki Lighthouse.
The Matsuho Battery of the Tokushima-han
Fort
Photo: 流しのインストーラ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tokushima Domain Matsuho Battery was a Bakumatsu period coastal artillery battery erected by Tokushima Domain on the Seto Inland Sea coast of what is now the Iwaya neighborhood of the city of Awaji, Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The Matsuho Battery of the Tokushima-han is situated 1 km east of Esaki Lighthouse.
Roadside station Awaji
Supermarket
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roadside station Awaji is a supermarket, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Esaki Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akashi and Tarumi-ku.
Akashi
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akashi is a city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 305,925 in 137,288 households and a population density of 6,200 people per km2. The total area of the city is 49.42 square kilometres.
Tarumi-ku
Suburb
Photo: T.shima, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarumi is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 26.89 km2, and a population of 219,958. Tarumi is a suburban area in western Kobe, providing residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka. Tarumi-ku is situated 6 km northeast of Esaki Lighthouse.
Esaki Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Awaji Shi, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.60652° or 34° 36′ 24″ northLongitude
134.99341° or 134° 59′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8Q6PJX4V+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 289198974OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5396696
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Esaki Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “江埼燈塔”
- Indonesian: “Mercusuar Esaki”
- Japanese: “江埼灯台”
- Japanese: “江埼燈台”
- Japanese: “江崎灯台”
- Japanese: “江崎燈台”
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