Kawatsu Lighthouse
Fl White 5s🇯🇵Katsuura, JPOperational
Location & Light Range
About Kawatsu Lighthouse
Also known as: Kawatsu (Kawazu) Kō (Tōbu Kō)
The Kawatsu Lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower, 9 meters tall, built in 1963. Its focal height reaches 10 meters above sea level, and it emits a white flash every 5 seconds. The lighthouse stands near Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, with its nearest port located just 0.8 kilometers away. This structure is approximately 10.4 nautical miles from shore.
Why it matters: This lighthouse provides guidance for coastal traffic in its region of Japan, supporting the safety of vessels navigating these waters.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl White 5s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1963
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Katsuura, Chiba(0.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M6470.3
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1320
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round hourglass-shaped concrete tower
Location
- City
- Katsuura
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Chiba Prefecture
- Latitude
- 35.1457°
- Longitude
- 140.3258°
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