Kyuroku Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kyuroku Shima Lighthouse
This white, cylindrical concrete tower, standing 19 meters tall, was built and first lit in 1959. It is situated on an exposed, rocky reef about 45 kilometers west of Iwasaki in the Sea of Japan. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 8 seconds, visible for 13.2 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, providing access to the area around the structure, though the tower itself is closed to visitors. Its construction material is concrete, and it features a lantern and gallery.
Why it matters: This lighthouse warns vessels away from the dangerous Kyuroku Shima reef, an isolated hazard in the Sea of Japan.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 8s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1959
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Fukaura
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Aomori Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on an exposed, rocky reef in the Sea of Japan about 45 km (28 mi) west of Iwasaki.
- Latitude
- 40.5229°
- Longitude
- 139.5133°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fukaura, Aomori(20.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M7055.2
- NGA No.
- 3640
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1073
- Wikidata
- Q10877671 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
اعثر على منارة Kyuroku Shima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.