Kakara Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kakara Shima Lighthouse
A square, cylindrical concrete tower, standing 11 meters tall, was first lit in 1978 on the northern tip of Kakara Shima island. This structure, featuring a double gallery, houses a light with a focal height of 71 meters. Its white light emits a single flash every 3 seconds, visible for over 21 nautical miles. The lighthouse sits atop a steep bluff, approximately 4.7 kilometers from the nearest port of Yobuko. While the site itself is open to visitors, the tower is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the northernmost point of Saga Prefecture, offering a key navigational reference for vessels in the surrounding waters and along the coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 71m
- Geographic Range
- 21.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1978
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with double gallery
Location
- City
- Karatsu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Saga Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Kakara Shima, an island about 7 km north of Hadono Misaki, marking the northernmost point of Saga Prefecture. Located atop a steep bluff on the northern tip of Kakara Shima.
- Latitude
- 33.6170°
- Longitude
- 129.8621°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yobuko(4.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5265.7
- NGA No.
- 12708
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-211
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