Kunbetsu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kunbetsu Lighthouse
Also known as: Kunbetsu (Kunbetu)
Kunbetsu Lighthouse, built in 1978, is a 15-meter tall concrete tower situated on a steep bluff above the town of Kunbetsu. It features red and white horizontal bands and an attached equipment shelter. The lighthouse emits a white light with an 8-second cycle. Its focal height reaches 54 meters, providing a geographic range of 19.3 nautical miles. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels navigating the western approach to the Nemuro Strait and marks the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula, which is essential for local fishing fleets and other maritime traffic using these waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc W 8s
- Focal Height
- 54m
- Geographic Range
- 19.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1978
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached at one end of a small equipment shelter
Location
- City
- Shibetsu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- At the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula, in the westernmost curve of the Nemuro Strait, on a steep bluff above the town of Kunbetsu.
- Latitude
- 43.7964°
- Longitude
- 145.0608°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nemuro(35.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-302
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