Hario Radio Tower
Built in 1922, the only long wave communication facility remaining in Japan
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The three towers made of concrete, standing near Saikai Bridge. It is said that these towers relayed the cipher that initiated the Pearl Harbor attack which set off the outbreak of the Pacific War. These towers with the height of 136 meters which stand on the vertex of a 300 meter-equilateral triangle took five years to built starting Taisho 7(1918).
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Address | 859-3452 長崎県佐世保市針尾中町382 | |
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TEL | 0956-58-2718(針尾無線塔保存会) | |
Hours of Operation | 9:00AM - 12:00PM / 1:00PM - 4:00PM | |
Closed | New Year Holidays | |
Price | Admission free | |
Parking | Available for free | |
Access |
By car/ Approx. 20 min. from Nishikyushu Exp. Way Daito IC. By bus/ 50 min. from Sasebo Bus Terminal by the bus bound for "Saikaibashi Corazon Hotel" or "Saikaibashi Nishiguchi". Get off at "Takahata", 30 min. on foot. |