Kouta Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kouta Misaki Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse, built in 1957, stands 10 meters tall and is painted white. Its structure includes a round concrete tower attached to a single-story concrete equipment room. The light is positioned at a focal height of 31 meters and emits three white flashes every 13 seconds. This light has a geographic range of 15.5 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, who can access it via a stairway, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is important for mariners navigating the waters off the promontory west of Taisei, providing a clear signal with its distinctive light characteristic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 13s
- Raw Code
- Oc(3) W 13s
- Focal Height
- 31m
- Geographic Range
- 15.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1957
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower attached to a small 1-story concrete equipment room
Location
- City
- Setana
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- a promontory about 5 km west of Taisei
- Latitude
- 42.2235°
- Longitude
- 139.8158°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Okushiri(13.3 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-294
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