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Foghorn Memorial Day (Aomori Prefecture)

The anniversary was established as "Foghorn Memorial Day" on December 20, 1879 (Meiji 12) when the first steam foghorn (fog signal station) in Japan was installed at the Shiriyazaki Lighthouse in Higashidori Village, Shimokita District, Aomori Prefecture

A steam foghorn (fog signal station) uses sound to inform ships of their approximate location and direction when visibility is poor due to fog or a blizzard.

Shiriyazaki Lighthouse has been designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan one of Japan's 50 best lighthouses Kandachime are grazing around the lighthouse

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