I don't think I've visited Japan for awhile in the ongoing Lighthouse of the Week feature, so I'm back there this week. In the past, I've featured three lighthouses on the northern island of Hokkaido. This one will be the fourth, and I just found one for next week to be the fifth. You'll see why when I get there.
But back to this one. It's the Hiyori Yama (also spelled Hiyoriyama) lighthouse, and it's officially in Otaru City, but it's not far from the somewhat better known Sapporo. See where that is using this link.
It's well-located, but it's not notably historical, so the Lighthouse Directory entry is short.
"Date unknown (station established 1883). Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); two white flashes every 20 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story keeper's house. Entire stucture, including the keeper's house, painted with red and white horizontal bands. ... This lighthouse stands at the end of a sharp promontory that shelters the harbor of Otaru."
Before I provide three picture, this is a link to a great picture of the location on Flickr. I thought about grabbing it and showing it here, but since it's on Flick and owned by a Pro account, I decided using the link was better. If you click the link, you can magnify the picture, but I haven't figured out how to demagnify after you do that.
My other picture finds are below.
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