Kabashima Breakwater Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kabashima Breakwater Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse, built in 1964, stands 8.5 meters tall at the northern tip of Kabashima. It is painted red and flares out at the top, attached to a small equipment shelter. The light emits a white flash every 20 seconds from a focal height of 11 meters. Located at the end of a short pier, it marks the west entrance to the strait separating Kabashima from the mainland, with its nearest port being Wakimisaki, 0.6 kilometers away. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the west entrance to the strait separating Kabashima from the mainland, providing guidance for vessels navigating this passage.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1964
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: round concrete tower, flared at the top, attached to a small equipment shelter
Location
- City
- Nagasaki
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of a short pier at the northern tip of Kabashima, marking the west entrance to the strait separating the island from the mainland.
- Latitude
- 32.5697°
- Longitude
- 129.7791°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Wakimisaki(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5191
- NGA No.
- 11756
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-204
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