Benkei Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Benkei Misaki Lighthouse
First lit in 1890, Benkei Misaki Lighthouse stands on a sharp promontory roughly 5 kilometers northwest of Suttsu. The cylindrical concrete tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands, measures 13 meters high. It rises from a 1-story concrete keeper's house and is topped with a lantern and gallery. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 8 seconds, with a geographic range of 15.9 nautical miles. The site, including a park, is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is named for the legendary warrior Saitō Musashibō Benkei, with a statue of him located nearby in the park.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 8s
- Focal Height
- 33m
- Geographic Range
- 15.9NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1890
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a small 1-story concrete keeper's house
Location
- City
- Suttu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on a sharp promontory about 5 km northwest of Suttsu.
- Latitude
- 42.8232°
- Longitude
- 140.1898°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Iwanai(17.5 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-043
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