The light characteristic is marked by a flash every twenty seconds, whereby the light's colour is alternating red and green. Originally, at night, the tower shaft itself was lit green and red according to its markings, but now, after the reopening in May 2009, the lights are white.[2]
Yokohama Marine Tower was inaugurated in 1961. The Marine Tower is billed "the tallest lighthouse in the world",[4][5] although this depends on what lighthouses are considered.[6] In clear conditions, visitors can see Mount Fuji from the 100-metre high observation deck.
On December 25, 2006, Marine Tower temporarily shut its doors. Then the city of Yokohama took over ownership, to restore it. After the renovations, Marine Tower was reopened on May 23, 2009, in time for the city's 150th anniversary celebrations.[5][7][8]
^According to The Lighthouse Directory. The List of Lights has "red and white bands", but current photos disagree.
^Sabin, Burritt (2002-03-17). "Yokohoma vs. Kobe: bright lights, big beacons". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
^ abYokohama Footnotes:Vol.4 Marine Tower,the tallest lighthouse in the world February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine City of Yokohama, November 2006
yokohama, marine, tower, 横浜マリンタワー, yokohama, marin, tawā, metres, feet, high, lattice, tower, with, observation, deck, height, metres, naka, ward, yokohama, japan, yokohama横浜マリンタワー灯台, november, 2005, seen, from, yamashita, parklocationyokohama, inner, harbourj. Yokohama Marine Tower 横浜マリンタワー Yokohama Marin Tawa is a 106 metres 348 feet high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward Yokohama Japan Yokohama Marine TowerYokohama横浜マリンタワー灯台Yokohama Marine Tower in November 2005 as seen from Yamashita ParkLocationYokohama Inner HarbourJapanCoordinates35 26 38 2 N 139 39 03 2 E 35 443944 N 139 650889 E 35 443944 139 650889TowerConstructed1961Built byShimizu Corporation IHI Corporation Constructionsteel lattice towerHeight348 feet 106 m 1 Shape10 sided conicalMarkingssilver skeleton olive brown structure 3 OperatorYokohama Marine TowerLightDeactivated2008Focal height341 feet 104 m 2 Range25 nautical miles 46 km 29 mi CharacteristicAl Fl R G 20s Japan no ex JCG 2119Japanese nameKanji横浜マリンタワーKanaよこはまマリンタワーTranscriptionsRomanizationYokohama Marin TawaThe light characteristic is marked by a flash every twenty seconds whereby the light s colour is alternating red and green Originally at night the tower shaft itself was lit green and red according to its markings but now after the reopening in May 2009 the lights are white 2 Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editYokohama Marine Tower was inaugurated in 1961 The Marine Tower is billed the tallest lighthouse in the world 4 5 although this depends on what lighthouses are considered 6 In clear conditions visitors can see Mount Fuji from the 100 metre high observation deck On December 25 2006 Marine Tower temporarily shut its doors Then the city of Yokohama took over ownership to restore it After the renovations Marine Tower was reopened on May 23 2009 in time for the city s 150th anniversary celebrations 5 7 8 In popular culture editGhidorah the Three Headed Monster Godzilla vs Mothra Godzilla Mothra and King Ghidorah Giant Monsters All Out Attack Digimon Data Squad Digimon Savers Ultimate Power Activate Burst Mode Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers Revolutionary Girl Utena From Up On Poppy Hill nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also edit nbsp Japan portal nbsp Engineering portalList of lighthouses in Japan List of tallest lighthouses in the worldReferences edit According to The Lighthouse Directory 332 feet 101 m according to the List of Lights a b List of Lights Pub 112 Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea PDF List of Lights United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 2014 p 67 According to The Lighthouse Directory The List of Lights has red and white bands but current photos disagree Sabin Burritt 2002 03 17 Yokohoma vs Kobe bright lights big beacons The Japan Times Retrieved 2008 01 28 a b Yokohama Footnotes Vol 4 Marine Tower the tallest lighthouse in the world Archived February 13 2008 at the Wayback Machine City of Yokohama November 2006 Rowlett Russ The Tallest Lighthouses The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Japan Tōkyō Area The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 横浜港の象徴 マリンタワーが復活 ２３日から一般公開 MSN Sankei News 2009 05 21 Archived from the original on September 23 2009 Retrieved 2009 07 01 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yokohama Marine Tower Yokohama Marine Tower official website Archived 2019 06 24 at the Wayback Machine マリンタワー再生事業 the City of Yokohama s project to restore the Marine Tower in Japanese nbsp Geographic data related to Yokohama Marine Tower at OpenStreetMap nbsp This lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Japanese building or structure related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Kanagawa Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yokohama Marine Tower amp oldid 1172735312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
