Kinkasan Lighthouse
Located in Ishinomaki Shi, Miyagi Coordinates: 38°16′36″ N 141°35′03″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SDJ Sendai Airport60 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport107 km
About Kinkasan Lighthouse
Kinkasan Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Ishinomaki Shi, Miyagi.
Kinkasan Lighthouse (金華山灯台, Kinkasan tōdai) is a lighthouse on Kinkasan, an island off the Oshika Peninsula in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. The Kinkasan Lighthouse was one of 26 lighthouses designed and built in Meiji period Japan by the British engineer Richard Henry Brunton. Work began in March 1874. It was completed and lit on November 1, 1876, eight months after Brunton left Japan.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1876
- Architect
- Richard Henry Brunton
- Heritage designation
- Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kinkasan Lighthouse
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Kinkasan まるちゃ? · CC0
Climate of Kinkasan Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 379 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 395 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 399 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- September (170 mm)
- Driest month
- December (31 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 23° | 18° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 48 | 72 | 106 | 113 | 130 | 131 | 137 | 170 | 130 | 69 | 31 |
How to get to Kinkasan Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ishinomaki, 29 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 60 kmwest
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 107 kmwest
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 134 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 29 kmnorthwest
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 63 kmwest
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 64 kmnorthwest
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 81 kmnorthwest
- Ōshū Population: 112.9K 102 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kinkasan Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Tashiro Jima Island 15 kmW
- Kinkasan Island 2 kmNW
- Aji Island Island 9 kmW
- Oshika Peninsula Natural site 10 kmNW
25–60 km8 places
- Miyago Jima Island 38 kmW
- Zuigan Ji Attraction 47 kmW
- Tsuki Shima Island 42 kmW
- Matsushima Guntō Island 45 kmW
60–100 km4 places
- Mount Funagata Mountain 86 kmW
- Abukuma River River 63 kmSW
- Matsu Shima Island 76 kmN
- Chūson-ji Attraction 91 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kinkasan Island, Miyagi2.3 km NW
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Aji Island Island, Miyagi9.2 km W -
Oshika Peninsula Natural site, Miyagi9.7 km NW -
Tashiro Jima Island, Miyagi15 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Ishinomaki City, Ishinomaki Shi29 km NW -
Onagawa Chō City, Oshika Gun22 km NW
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Higashimatsushima City, Higashimatsushima Shi38 km NW -
Matsushima Machi Municipality, Miyagi Gun47 km W
Sources & licences
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