Cape Taitō

The cape is located at the very southern point of Kujūkuri Beach on the island of Honshu.

[2] Cape Taitō was significantly larger in the Edo period, but has shrunk due to marine erosion and the effects of the 1703 Genroku earthquake.

The concrete base of the radar station, 7.8 meters (26 ft) in diameter, remains near the lighthouse.

[3] The installation was abandoned after the war, and mostly disappeared into the Pacific Ocean due to marine erosion.

The current structure was built in 1972 to replace the original lighthouse, which was abandoned due to fear of marine erosion.