Touring Climbable Lighthouses: 16 Lighthouses You Can Enter

Shiriya-saki Lighthouse in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture. One of the 16 "climbable lighthouses" (lighthouses you can enter) nationwide. This white lighthouse stands on the Shimokita Peninsula, the northeasternmost tip of Honshu, and is also known for its Kandate horses.

Nyudo-saki Lighthouse in Oga City, Akita Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It stands at the tip of the Oga Peninsula, and its black and white horizontal stripes are its distinguishing feature.

Shiosaki Lighthouse in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). This white lighthouse stands on a cape overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Inubosaki Lighthouse in Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). This lighthouse, built with domestically produced bricks, is known as a famous spot for the earliest sunrise in Japan.

Nojimazaki Lighthouse in Minamiboso City, Chiba Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). This octagonal white lighthouse stands at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula.

Kannon-saki Lighthouse in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It is known as the first Western-style lighthouse built in Japan and overlooks Tokyo Bay.

Hatsushima Lighthouse on Hatsushima, an island in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It is characterized by its donut-shaped external staircase.

Omaezaki Lighthouse in Omaezaki City, Shizuoka Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). This white lighthouse stands on a cape jutting out into the Enshu Nada Sea.

Ano Lighthouse in Shima City, Mie Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It is a lighthouse with an unusual square shape.

Daiosaki Lighthouse in Shima City, Mie Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It stands on the cliffs of Daio Town, known as the "Town of Painters."

Shiono-misaki Lighthouse in Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). This white lighthouse stands on Shiono-misaki, the southernmost tip of Honshu.

Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It boasts a height of approximately 44 meters, making it the tallest stone lighthouse in Japan.

Tsumekizaki Lighthouse on Tsumekizaki Island in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). Made of unpainted granite, it is known along with the Tsumekizaki Bridge.

Toi-misaki Lighthouse in Kushima City, Miyazaki Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It stands on Toi-misaki, a habitat for the wild "Misaki horses."

Zanpa Cape Lighthouse in Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). This white lighthouse stands on the cliffs of Zanpa Cape, which juts out into the East China Sea.

Haean-saki Lighthouse in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture. One of the climbable lighthouses (lighthouses you can enter). It stands at the tip of Higashi Haean-saki in Miyakojima.