Kōbe Breakwater Two Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kōbe Breakwater Two Lighthouse
This red, cylindrical concrete tower stands 19 meters tall at the southwestern edge of Osashi Island. Built in the 1930s, it marks the older, western entrance to Kōbe harbor. The lighthouse's focal plane is 18 meters above sea level, and it emits an occulting red light every 8 seconds. Its location at the end of a breakwater pier provides a geographic range of 12.7 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is not accessible.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for guiding maritime traffic through the older, western entrance of Kōbe harbor, a critical gateway for commercial and passenger vessels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc R 8s
- Focal Height
- 18m
- Geographic Range
- 12.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1930
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Kobe
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Kōbe harbor, marking the older entrance on the west side of Osashi island, at the end of a breakwater pier at the southwestern corner of Osashi island.
- Latitude
- 34.6563°
- Longitude
- 135.2043°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Rokko Island(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5862
- NGA No.
- 7456
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1506
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