Yokohama_Marine_Tower

Yokohama Marine Tower

Yokohama Marine Tower

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Yokohama Marine Tower (横浜マリンタワー, Yokohama Marin Tawā) is a 106 metres (348 feet) high lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 metres in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan.

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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.[3]

History

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    According to The Lighthouse Directory. 332 feet (101 m) according to the List of Lights
  2. [2]
    According to The Lighthouse Directory. The List of Lights has "red and white bands", but current photos disagree.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Sabin, Burritt (2002-03-17). "Yokohoma vs. Kobe: bright lights, big beacons". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  5. [5]
    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
  6. [6]
    Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  7. [7]
    Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Tōkyō Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  8. [8]
    "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.
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