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The easiest is about 7-10 minutes' walk from Inubo Station on the Choshi Electric Railway. You can also take the bus for Inubo or Tokawa from stand 6 in front of JR Choshi Station, alight at the Inubo stop and walk about 8 minutes. A direct bus also runs from the Yaesu bus terminal at Tokyo Station, taking about 2 hours 30 minutes.

Pets may be walked in the grounds outside the lighthouse, on the paths and in the surrounding area. Guide dogs are accepted inside the lighthouse; for other pets we recommend telephoning in advance to check.

Paths run around the lighthouse where you can explore the rocky shore with its breaking waves and look at coastal plants. Nearby are the Inubosaki Kanko Hotel, Inubo Station on the Choshi Electric Railway, and shops selling Choshi specialities such as nure-senbei rice crackers.

Viewing may be suspended in bad weather or for operational reasons. On days of strong wind or thunderstorms we recommend calling 0479-25-8239 to check before you travel.

A viewing donation of 300 yen is required for junior high school age and above; elementary school age and under is free. Holders of a disability certificate enter free. The adjoining Inubosaki Lighthouse exhibition hall is free.

It is a two-storey building next to the lighthouse, displaying material on Inubosaki Lighthouse, the first domestically made first-order lens, and photographs. Entry is free and we recommend calling in along with the lighthouse.

Built in 1874 of brick, it is a historic structure using the first bricks made in Japan. It was designated a national Important Cultural Property in 2020. It is also recognised as modern industrial heritage by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and is among the world's 100 finest lighthouses and Japan's 50 finest.

Yes. Inubosaki is famous as one of the places where the first sunrise of the year can be seen earliest in the Kanto region, and many people come on New Year's Day. It is very busy then, so we recommend public transport and an early start.

Yes. You can climb the 99 spiral steps to the top, where there is a 360-degree panorama over the Pacific, the town of Choshi and as far as Kujukuri Beach. Viewing may be suspended in bad weather.

Climbing the lighthouse and seeing the exhibition hall takes about 30 to 60 minutes. Add another 1 to 2 hours if you want to walk the paths around it and watch the waves breaking on the rocks.

There is no general car park for the lighthouse; there are only 2 accessible spaces nearby. If you come by car, please use one of the private car parks in the area. We recommend public transport.

9576 Inubosaki, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture

Open every day (with occasional closures for bad weather or operational reasons).

A viewing donation of 300 yen (junior high school age and above; elementary school age and under free). The adjoining exhibition hall is free.

Parking is not available.

About 7-10 minutes' walk from Inubo Station on the Choshi Electric Railway. Or take the bus for Inubo or Tokawa from stand 6 in front of JR Choshi Station, alight at Inubo and walk about 8 minutes.

March to September 8:30-17:00 (until 17:30 during Golden Week and 10-19 August); October to February 8:30-16:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing).