Kihoku Town Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kihoku Town Lighthouses Lighthouse
The Kihoku Town Lighthouse is a white, cylindrical concrete tower, 9 meters high, built in 1973. It stands on a rock at the eastern entrance to Nagashima Wan. The structure features a gallery and an hourglass shape. Its focal height reaches 21 meters, and it emits a red light with two flashes every six seconds. The lighthouse has a geographic range of 13.4 nautical miles. The nearest port, Nagashima, is located 1.3 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for vessels entering Nagashima Wan, serving as a clear navigational aid at the harbor's entrance. Its white tower displaying a red light characteristic is a rare configuration among Japanese lighthouses.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 6s
- Focal Height
- 21m
- Geographic Range
- 13.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1973
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nagashima(1.3 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1845
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round hourglass-shaped white concrete tower with gallery
Location
- City
- Kihoku
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Mie Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on a rock on the east side of the entrance to Nagashima Wan.
- Latitude
- 34.1862°
- Longitude
- 136.3583°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.