Nomazaki Lighthouse

Nomazaki Lighthouse or just Noma Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the town of Mihama, Chita District, Aichi, Japan built at some stage in the Taisha period, placed on Chita Peninsula in Mikawa Bay. Noma Lighthouse turned into lit on March 10, 1921, and is the oldest lighthouse in Aichi Prefecture. In 2008, the lighthouse was notably renovated, with its lens replaced with the aid of a 5th order Fresnel lens and mild source changed by using LEDs. As a result, its output was decreased from about 15,000 candela to simplest 590 candela and powerful variety reduced from approximately 25 kilometers to 15 kilometers.

The former lens is now on display on the museum at Daizaki Lighthouse in Mie Prefecture. Noma Lighthouse in famous superstition changed into held to be an area that jinxed, there's a belief that if a pair attaches a padlock to the fence surrounding this lighthouse, their love prosper. The lighthouse is surrounded by a 2-meter high metallic fence however, as end result of locks accumulating, the fence has collapsed on numerous occasions due to the burden. In the year 2000, Mihama Town d the location across the lighthouse to be a park, and the Koinomizu Shrine installed a small department close to the fence to get hold of the padlocks alternatively.