A fire lookout tower in the town of Oharu, Aichi Prefecture.
This turret is located behind a shrine and is somewhat cramped. It is not tall, and the view is blocked by the trees of the shrine, so the view does not seem to be very good.
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Fire lookout tower in the town of Oharu, Aichi Prefecture.
The entire turret is composed of triangles. The triangular roof has no ridge decoration and is illuminated.
The upper half has now been removed.
Photo taken in 2009.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture.
This turret features a curved roof like a tulip hat. Surrounded by buildings and trees, only the watch deck stands out.
It has already been removed.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
It is a slightly unusual turret with a bracken hand attached to the round roof. The tower is very tall and smart looking.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
A triangular-roofed turret. The warped roof gives a lovely impression.
It has already been removed.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture.
The foot of the watch deck is decorated with arc-shaped ornaments.
There is only a bracken on the roof, and no lightning rod or anemometer can be seen.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Since the ground is right next to the tower, it also serves as a lighting tower, and many lights are installed on the top.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture.
The large anemometer stands out prominently on this turret.
The intersection of the base and the lower half of the tower is buried in concrete.
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Fire lookout tower in Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture.
It has a simple design with a shallow square roof and no decoration on the roof or parapet other than a lightning rod and an anemometer.
It has already been removed.
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Fire lookout tower in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan.
The roof is small for the size of the watch deck.
It is very tall, and it is interesting that the roof is hung on a pulley for raising and lowering hoses at the middle landing.
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Fire lookout tower in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
This roofless turret stands beside the Kakukyu Hachicho Miso factory.
Curled decoration can be seen on the support of the watch deck. It may have had a roof in the past.
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Fire lookout tower in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan.
This turret stands near Higashi Okazaki Station. The station is close to the tower and there are many buildings in the area, so the view from the watch deck does not seem to be very good.
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