Seki Saki Lighthouse (Sekizaki)

10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a circular 1-story cast iron keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white.

It was installed and lit on July 20, 1901 (1901).
Before and after the installation period, there were the Sino-Japanese War (Meiji 26-27) and the Russo-Japanese War (Meiji 37-38). Therefore, it was an era when the whole country was moving forward.
　
Since the lighthouse at that time used an oil light as a light source, it was difficult to remove the "soot" adhering to the lens until 1926, when it was electrified.

The lens used at the beginning of the lighthouse installation was made in France and had an inner diameter of about 1 meter, but it was replaced in 1918 and moved to the Sadamisaki Lighthouse on the opposite bank.
The lens installed in place of this is one size smaller, made in the United Kingdom in 1870 (1st order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens installed here in 1918), and was used at the Sekizaki Lighthouse for about 90 years until 2009, but now it is near the lighthouse. It is exhibited at the "Sekizaki Kaiseikan" managed by Oita City in Japan.

At the time the lighthouse was installed, the staff and their families lived in the dormitory on the premises of the lighthouse.
Until the 30's of the Showa era, there were no tourist roads today, and in an environment like an isolated island on land, children of staff, as well as shopping for food, walked 5 kilometers on narrow mountain roads to Saganoseki Elementary School every day. I did.

In April 1970, the Sekizaki, Himeshima, and Ankizaki route marking offices were integrated, and the Saganoseki route marking office was established, and the Sekizaki Lighthouse was unmanned accordingly.
After many changes, it became the jurisdiction of the Oita Coast Guard Office in April 2004 and continues to the present day.

It was converted to LED on February 13, 2009, and became an environmentally friendly lighthouse. Sekizaki Lighthouse will continue to illuminate for the safety of navigation of ships.

Accessible by road and a short walk; at the end of the road is a visitor center called the Sea Star Pavilion (Kaiseikan). Site open, tower closed.