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Cape Sunosaki Lighthouse

小石川人晃 (Hitoaki Koishikawa), CC BY-SA 4.0

Cape Sunosaki Lighthouse

洲埼灯台

Chiba · Kanto

A slender white lighthouse (1919, ~14.75m tall, registered national Tangible Cultural Property) marking the westernmost point of the Boso Peninsula at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. On clear winter days the grounds offer a rare sightline across the bay to Mount Fuji, plus Izu Ōshima and the Miura Peninsula.

Why we picked it

Totally overshadowed by Inubosaki, the famous Chiba lighthouse up in Choshi. Sunosaki sits at the quiet southern tip of the Boso Peninsula near Tateyama, sees a fraction of the traffic, and offers a genuinely rare view of Mount Fuji across the bay.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
3.9· 1,492 reviews
Opening hours
Daily Open 24 hours

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Grounds are free; interior of the lighthouse is closed to the public (not a climbable lighthouse); nearby parking is paid private lots.
Nearest station
JR Uchibo Line, Tateyama Station

Today

Open 24 hoursFree

Stored weekly hours

Daily Open 24 hours

How to get there

Bus (~30 min) to Sunosaki-tōdai-mae, then 5 min walk. By car: ~40 min from Tomiura IC.

Tags

lighthousecoastviewpoint

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