157 years of western style lighthouses in Japan

On this day in 1868  the first Western-style lighthouse was completed in Yokosuka City. And today, and November 1st annually, is "Lighthouse Day" in Japan.

Because the introduction of Western-style lighthouses had a strong meaning of pioneering culture, at first people thought that Lighthouse day was on November 1st as a commemorative day ahead of the national holiday "Culture Day" on November 3rd. However, in 1970, at the time of compiling the "100-year history of the lighthouse", it turned out that the groundbreaking date of the Kannonsai Lighthouse was November 1, and this is the origin of the date of the "Lighthouse Anniversary".

On this day, commemorative events are held at the coast guard departments in various places, and various events are also held at tourism associations around lighthouses. Lighthouses that are not usually open to the public may be specially opened to the public, and you can view and even go inside, around this time of year.