The original Kannonzaki Lighthouse was the first lighthouse built in Japan. It was one of the eight lighthouses whose construction was stipulated by the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce of 1858. This treaty provided for the development of aids to navigation with the opening of Japanese ports to foreign trade. Modern engineering methods had not been developed in Japan at the time so the Tokugawa Shogunate requested the assistance of the authorities of France and England for the construction of lighthouses and the purchasing of necessary equipment.
The Tokugawa Shogunate specifically planned to construct a lighthouse at the mouth of Tokyo Bay for vessels that would leave the Yokosuka Iron Works then under construction. After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate The new Meiji government commenced construction of the first lighthouse with Francois Leon Verny, an employee of the Yokosuka Iron Works, as the chief engineer. The work was commenced in November 1868, and completed after four months. The Lighthouse was first lit on February 11, 1869, during the last months of the Boshin War. The original lighthouse was a western style building made of brick (made at the Yokosuka Iron Works under the instruction of Francois Leon Verny), rectangular in shape, and painted white. It was immediately followed, in December 1869, by the completion of the Nojimazaki Lighthouse, also by Léonce Verny, on the other side of Tokyo Bay.
As structures made of brick are weak against earthquakes, the lighthouse was completely destroyed by the earthquake that occurred on April 26, 1922. The reconstruction of the lighthouse as a reinforced concrete structure was completed on March 15, 1923. However, the new lighthouse functioned for only six months before again being damaged by the Great Kantō earthquake of September 1, 1923 (magnitude 7.9), the lighthouse was fractured with cracks and the top collapsed. Restoration work on the lighthouse was commenced on September 18, 1924, and, on June 1, 1925, the present Kannonzaki Lighthouse was completed.
Kannonzaki is best known today as the lighthouse location in Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957), Keisuke Kinoshita's popular film about the experiences of a lighthouse keeper and his family during WW2, with Kannonzaki prominently featured on the film's poster and advertising.
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Kannonzaki in the opening scene of Times of Joy and Sorrow
kannonzaki, lighthouse, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, nov. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kannonzaki Lighthouse news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kannonzaki Lighthouse 観音埼灯台 is a lighthouse on Cape Kannon on Miura Peninsula in Yokosuka Kanagawa Japan Kannonzaki LighthouseKannon Saki 観音埼灯台Kannonzaki LighthouseLocationCape Kannon Miura Peninsula Yokosuka Kanagawa JapanCoordinates35 15 22 2 N 139 44 42 8 E 35 256167 N 139 745222 E 35 256167 139 745222TowerConstructedFebruary 11 1869 1869 02 11 first Constructionconcrete towerHeight19 feet 5 8 m Shapeoctagonal tower with gallery and lanternMarkingswhite towerLightFirst lit1925 current Focal height56 feet 17 m Lensfourth order Fresnel lens Intensity140 000 candelaRange19 nautical miles 35 km 22 mi 1 CharacteristicFl 2 W 15s Japan no JCG 2030 2 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe original Kannonzaki Lighthouse was the first lighthouse built in Japan It was one of the eight lighthouses whose construction was stipulated by the Anglo Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce of 1858 This treaty provided for the development of aids to navigation with the opening of Japanese ports to foreign trade Modern engineering methods had not been developed in Japan at the time so the Tokugawa Shogunate requested the assistance of the authorities of France and England for the construction of lighthouses and the purchasing of necessary equipment The Tokugawa Shogunate specifically planned to construct a lighthouse at the mouth of Tokyo Bay for vessels that would leave the Yokosuka Iron Works then under construction After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate The new Meiji government commenced construction of the first lighthouse with Francois Leon Verny an employee of the Yokosuka Iron Works as the chief engineer The work was commenced in November 1868 and completed after four months The Lighthouse was first lit on February 11 1869 during the last months of the Boshin War The original lighthouse was a western style building made of brick made at the Yokosuka Iron Works under the instruction of Francois Leon Verny rectangular in shape and painted white It was immediately followed in December 1869 by the completion of the Nojimazaki Lighthouse also by Leonce Verny on the other side of Tokyo Bay As structures made of brick are weak against earthquakes the lighthouse was completely destroyed by the earthquake that occurred on April 26 1922 The reconstruction of the lighthouse as a reinforced concrete structure was completed on March 15 1923 However the new lighthouse functioned for only six months before again being damaged by the Great Kantō earthquake of September 1 1923 magnitude 7 9 the lighthouse was fractured with cracks and the top collapsed Restoration work on the lighthouse was commenced on September 18 1924 and on June 1 1925 the present Kannonzaki Lighthouse was completed Kannonzaki is best known today as the lighthouse location in Times of Joy and Sorrow 1957 Keisuke Kinoshita s popular film about the experiences of a lighthouse keeper and his family during WW2 with Kannonzaki prominently featured on the film s poster and advertising Gallery edit nbsp First Kannonzaki lighthouse nbsp Kannonzaki in the opening scene of Times of Joy and Sorrow nbsp Kannonzaki in 1945 nbsp Kannonzaki from belowSee also edit nbsp Japan portal nbsp Engineering portalList of lighthouses in JapanReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kannonzaki Lighthouse Yokosuka Lightouses of Japan Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Japan Tōkyō Area The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill nbsp This lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kannonzaki Lighthouse amp oldid 1157837054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
