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Former Sakai Lighthouse

In Japanese: 旧堺燈台
Former Sakai Lighthouse
Photo: Hiroaki Kaneko / CC BY-SA 3.0, resized

An 11 m wooden Western-style lighthouse built in 1877 at the tip of Sakai's old harbor, one of the oldest of its kind still standing.

National Historic Site

Nearby

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Getting there
15 min walk from Nankai Sakai Station
Fee
Free (outside only)
Good to know
The interior is not open; no parking
Time needed
20 min

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info