Kanai Saki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kanai Saki Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse is located off Kanai Saki, marking the western entrance to Imari Bay. The structure consists of a white, square concrete tower rising 7.5 meters from a square pier and attached to a square concrete equipment shelter. Its light, a single white flash every 3 seconds, has a focal height of 11 meters and a geographic range of 10.7 nautical miles. The site is accessible by boat, though the tower itself is closed to the public. The nearest port is Fukushima, Nagasaki, 1.6 kilometers away.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for safe navigation at the western entrance to Imari Bay, marking the Kanai Saki headland for vessels entering or leaving the bay's waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Location
- City
- Matsuura
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Off Kanai Saki in the western entrance to Imari Bay.
- Latitude
- 33.3719°
- Longitude
- 129.7891°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fukushima, Nagasaki(1.6 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-224
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: concrete tower attached to a square concrete equipment shelter and standing on a square pier
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Kanai Saki على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
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