Kakara Futame Se Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kakara Futame Se Lighthouse
This square concrete lighthouse stands 6 meters tall, with its light positioned 60 meters above sea level. Its white tower overlooks Kakara Shima harbor from the southern end of the island. A spotlight within the building directs its beam through a window towards a separate 650-meter distant white concrete post on the Futame Se reef. This unique setup illuminates the reef, providing a geographic range of 20.1 nautical miles. The lighthouse is operational and emits a continuous white light.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is significant for marking the hazardous Futame Se reef, helping vessels navigate the approaches to Kakara Shima harbor and safeguarding local fishing routes.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- F W
- Focal Height
- 60m
- Geographic Range
- 20.1NM
Location
- City
- Karatsu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Saga Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on the heights above the Kakara Shima harbor, at the south end of Kakara Shima island, illuminating the Futame Se reef.
- Latitude
- 33.5896°
- Longitude
- 129.8632°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square white concrete building; a spotlight shown through a window illuminates a white concrete post on the Futame Se reef 650 m (0
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yobuko(3.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5265.65
- NGA No.
- 12188
- USCG No.
- JCG-5883
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