Well, I found this one by accident looking for a lighthouse with a different theme. But this one is another one of those classic lighthouse-on-a-rock types that always look impressive, even if you never heard of it before.
This is the Mizunoko Shima (also known as Mizunokojima) Lighthouse, which is located where? It's located here. I had to zoom WAY out to show that it's in the channel between Shikoku (right/east) and Kyushu (left/west). Even though I could find more pictures of it with "Mizunoko Shima", Google Maps goes with Mizunokojima.
Before I get into the specifications, it apparently was also a popular bombing target during World War II. There's even a video of it online being strafed.
That probably explains the "damaged" part in what follows, from the Lighthouse Directory.
"1904. Active; focal plane 56 m (184 ft); white flash every 10 s. 39 m (128 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 2-story stone keeper's house. Lighthouse painted with black and white horizontal bands. ... The lighthouse was repaired after being heavily damaged during World War II. ... This is one of Japan's tallest lighthouses. Located on an isolated rock in the center of the Bungo Strait about 25 km (15 mi) east northeast of Saiki."
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