Rokkosaki Lighthouse

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The Rokkosaki Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan. Because of its location in the Noroshi neighborhood of Suzu, it is also called the Noroshi Lighthouse. The lighthouse's important cultural history has led it to be named as an A Rank on the "Lighthouse Preservation" list of lighthouses built during the Meiji Period. It has also been selected as one of "Japan's 50 Lighthouse," a survey conducted in 1998 asking respondents around Japan for their favorite lighthouse. In 2017, the lighthouse was selected as a "Lighthouse of Love". The Rokkosaki Lighthouse is also unusual because, unlike many lighthouses that flash via a rotating lens, it has a fixed lens with a shielding that rotates around it. The lighthouse is located in the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park and atop 50-meter-tall (160 ft) sheer cliffs that rise above the Sea of Japan. At the base of the cliffs extend "senjoujiki" wave-cut platforms formed by the erosive effect of strong waves.

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