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Japanese Lighthouse

Saipan, US

Japanese Lighthouse

The Japanese Lighthouse is an old 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 originally built by the Japane

se. It was damaged and repaired during WW2, then abandoned until being turned into restaurant in the 1990s but was eventually left derelict again. Since 2021 it was refurbished and has become a popular tourist destination with cafe. known for its views of the surrounding area.

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