Ōhamasaki Lighthouse

Overview

Ōhamasaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Innoshima Island in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the central part of the Seto Inland Sea. It was completed in 1894 (Meiji 27). It stands at the foot of the Innoshima Bridge, overlooking the Mekari Seto strait that lies between Innoshima and Mukaishima islands.

Highlights

• ●A Meiji-era lighthouse on Innoshima Island in the central Seto Inland Sea
• ●Positioned overlooking the Mekari Seto strait between Innoshima and Mukaishima
• ●Stands at the foot of the Innoshima Bridge, viewable together with the bridge
• ●Designated a JSCE Civil Engineering Heritage Site

History

The lighthouse was completed in 1894 (Meiji 27), during the Meiji era. A tide-gauge station was placed to its west in the same year. Later, a signal station dating from 1910 (Meiji 43) was built on high ground to the south of the lighthouse; today it is preserved as the Lighthouse Memorial Hall within Innoshima Bridge Memorial Park.

Map

34.3580, 133.1737 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head to Ōhamasaki Lighthouse at the foot of the Innoshima Bridge
2. 2Take in the strait-side scenery overlooking the Mekari Seto
3. 3View the pairing of the 1894 lighthouse with the Innoshima Bridge
4. 4Extend your visit to the Lighthouse Memorial Hall (former signal station) in Innoshima Bridge Memorial Park

Did you know?

💡 The 1910 signal station that once stood to the south of the lighthouse is now preserved as the Lighthouse Memorial Hall.

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