Iwai Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Iwai Misaki Lighthouse
This white concrete cylindrical tower stands 18 meters tall on the southwesternmost tip of the Goza peninsula, near Shima in Mie Prefecture. Its focal height reaches 37 meters above sea level, casting a white light visible for 16.6 nautical miles. The structure features three galleries connected by external ladders. The site is open to the public, allowing visitors to view the tower, but the tower itself remains closed. The lighthouse is located 2.3 kilometers from the nearest port, Hamajima.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is important for navigating the complex waters around the Goza peninsula, especially for vessels entering or leaving Ago Bay, helping them avoid hazards on the peninsula's southwestern tip.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- F W
- Focal Height
- 37m
- Geographic Range
- 16.6NM
Location
- City
- Shima
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Mie Prefecture
- Sea Region
- southwesternmost tip of the hook-shaped Goza peninsula, which shelters Ago Bay.
- Latitude
- 34.2610°
- Longitude
- 136.7658°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hamajima(2.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M6033.46
- NGA No.
- 6416
- USCG No.
- JCG-2793
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower with three galleries connected by external ladders
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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