Honme Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Honme Misaki Lighthouse
Built in 1962, Honme Misaki Lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower colored with black and white horizontal bands. It stands 11 meters tall, with its light positioned 48 meters above sea level. The structure includes a lantern and gallery attached to a small equipment room. This lighthouse emits a white light that flashes once every 15 seconds and has a geographic range of 18.4 nautical miles. It is situated on a steep, rocky headland about 3 kilometers west of Shimamaki in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks a steep, rocky headland west of Shimamaki, providing essential warning to vessels navigating these coastal waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 48m
- Geographic Range
- 18.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1962
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a small equipment room
Location
- City
- Shimamaki
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- steep, rocky headland about 3 km (2 mi) west of Shimamaki
- Latitude
- 42.7447°
- Longitude
- 140.1147°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Setana(21.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-137
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