Hanare Se Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hanare Se Lighthouse
Hanare Se is a 10-meter tall cylindrical metal tower located on a shoal in the southern part of Sasebo harbor, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Painted yellow with a black horizontal band, it features two galleries. Its white light flashes once every 15 seconds, visible for 10.4 nautical miles. This structure serves as a navigational aid marking a submerged hazard near the port of Tainoura. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. It is anchored to the seabed.
Why it matters: Hanare Se holds historical significance as the first floating lighthouse installed in Japan, demonstrating an innovative approach to marking maritime hazards.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 9 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Construction & History
Significant events: First floating lighthouse installed in Japan
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow with a black horizontal band
- Material
- metal
Structure: round cylindrical tower with two galleries, painted yellow with a black horizontal band
Location
- City
- Saikai
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Sasebo harbor, Japan, marking a shoal in the southern part of the harbor
- Latitude
- 33.0926°
- Longitude
- 129.7176°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tainoura(1.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5236.5
- NGA No.
- 11924
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.