Izu Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Izu Misaki Lighthouse
Built in 1909, the Izu Misaki Lighthouse is a 10-meter cylindrical stone tower. Its light flashes white once every five seconds, visible for 14.1 nautical miles. The structure was originally painted white, but in 2023 its lower two-thirds were painted black, creating a distinct appearance. The lighthouse's focal plane is 24 meters above sea level. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's design, using roughly cut stone blocks, represents a rare surviving example from an early period of Japanese lighthouse construction.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1909
Significant events: 100th anniversary on 1 June 2009, lower 2/3 painted black in 2023
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- stone
Structure: square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, formerly painted white but in 2023 the lower 2/3 was painted black
Location
- City
- Tokyo
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Miyake Subprefecture
- Sea Region
- northwestern tip of Miyakejima
- Latitude
- 34.1129°
- Longitude
- 139.4899°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Mikurajima(13.8 km)
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