Hizen Ohira Se Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hizen Ohira Se Lighthouse
The Hizen Ohira Se lighthouse is a 12-meter concrete tower situated on a reef about 1.6 kilometers east of Taka Shima. Its cylindrical structure features an upper half painted black and a lower half in yellow. The light emits a quick white flash, visible for 11.6 nautical miles. This lighthouse is located near the port of Amiya, which is 2 kilometers away. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself remains closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse warns vessels about a submerged reef east of Taka Shima, providing clear guidance for safe navigation in the area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Q W
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- City
- Sasebo
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Sea Region
- a reef approximately 1.6 km east of Taka Shima
- Latitude
- 33.1737°
- Longitude
- 129.6098°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Amiya(2.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5240.48
- NGA No.
- 11956
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black and lower half painted yellow
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower, upper half painted black and lower half painted yellow
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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