Kuro Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kuro Shima Lighthouse
Also known as: Kuro Shima (Satsuma Kuroshima)
This concrete lighthouse stands 11 meters tall on the eastern tip of Kuroshima, an island within Japan's Mishima group. Its light, positioned 239 meters above sea level, emits alternating white and green flashes every 5 seconds. The structure is a square cylindrical tower topped with a lantern and gallery. The site is accessible to visitors, though the tower itself remains closed to the public. Kuroshima is the westernmost of three inhabited islands in the Mishima group, located within Kagoshima Prefecture.
Why it matters: The light's distinctive flash pattern highlights Kuroshima's eastern extremity, guiding vessels through the Mishima island chain. It is essential for the ferry service that connects the island to Iwojima, Kagoshima, located 16.7 kilometers away.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Alternating
- Light Color
- White/Green
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Al WG 5s
- Focal Height
- 239m
- Geographic Range
- 36.4NM
Location
- City
- Mishima
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on heights at the eastern tip of Kuroshima, the westernmost of three inhabited islands of the Mishima group.
- Latitude
- 30.8304°
- Longitude
- 129.9606°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Iwojima, Kagoshima(16.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4804
- NGA No.
- 12990
- USCG No.
- JCG-6901.5
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Kuro Shima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.