Hinase Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hinase Kō Lighthouse
This red concrete lighthouse, built in 1961, stands 8.5 meters tall with its focal plane at 12 meters. It is a cylindrical post topped with a lantern, rising from a single-story concrete equipment room. Located at the end of a detached breakwater, it marks the entrance to Hinase harbor in Bizen. The light emits a single red flash every 3 seconds and has a geographic range of 11 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels entering and exiting Hinase harbor, protecting the entrance from the end of its breakwater.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 3s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1961
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 8.5m red concrete post with a lantern, rising from a square 1-story concrete equipment room.
Location
- City
- Bizen
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Okayama Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of a detached breakwater protecting the entrance to Hinase harbor in Bizen.
- Latitude
- 34.7250°
- Longitude
- 134.2704°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hinase(0.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1883
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