Japanese Lighthouse, Saipan

Name: Japanese Lighthouse
Address: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

#6 among attractions in Saipan

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The Japanese Lighthouse is an abandoned lighthouse situated atop Navy Hill in Garapan, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The lighthouse is one of the few surviving pre-World War II, civilian structures built by the Japanese. ()

Coordinates: 15°12'42"N, 145°43'55"E

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Japanese Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saipan Katori Shrine, American Memorial Park, Kristo Rai Church, Sugar King Park.

1 miSW
Sacred and religious sites
Saipan Katori Shrine, Garapan
25 min walk • The Saipan Katori Shrine is a Shintō shrine in Sugar King Park, Garapan, Saipan. The main festival of the shrine is held annually in October.
1.2 miW
Museum, Memorial
American Memorial Park, Garapan
32 min walk • American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, was created as a memorial honoring the sacrifices made during the Marianas Campaign of World War II.
1 miSW
Church
Kristo Rai Church, Garapan
27 min walk • The Kristo Rai Church is a Roman Catholic church in the street Kopa Di Oru of the town of Garapan in the Northern Marianas Islands, a dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, part of Oceania.
1 miSW
Park
Sugar King Park, Garapan
26 min walk • Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.
1.1 miSW
Tours, Outdoor activities
Japanese Hospital, Garapan
28 min walk • The Japanese Hospital or Saipan Byoin is a historic World War II-era hospital complex on Route 3 in Garapan, a village on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
1.1 miSW
Museum, History museum
NMI Museum of History and Culture, Garapan
28 min walk • The NMI Museum of History and Culture, also known as the NMI Museum, is a museum in Garapan, Saipan hosting exhibitions about the Chamorro and Carolinian people and also displays artifacts, documents, textiles, and photographs from the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American periods in the Northern Mariana Islands.
0.9 miNW
15°13'5"N • 145°43'12"E
American Memorial Park Visitor Center, Garapan
24 min walk • Museum
1.3 miSW
Tower
Campaneyan Kristo Rai, Saipan
35 min walk • The Campaneyan Kriso Rai, also known as the Catholic Belltower, is a historic church tower in Garapan, the largest village on Saipan island in the Northern Mariana Islands.
1.1 miSW
Ship
Waherak Maihar, Garapan
29 min walk • The Waherak Maihar is a historic outrigger canoe on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Built in 1958, it is a well-preserved example of a traditional Caroline Islands ocean-going canoe. It is 26 feet long with a beam of 3 feet.

Japanese Lighthouse, Saipan

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Japanese Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)