Minatohama Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Minatohama Kō Lighthouse
Built in 1965, Minatohama Kō is a concrete post structure 8.5 meters high, attached to a 1-story square concrete equipment building. The red-painted tower has a focal height of 13 meters. Its light characteristic is a single red flash every 5 seconds (F.Fl R 5s), visible for 11.3 nautical miles. This light marks the end of the main north breakwater for the small port located in the lee of Mese Hana. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower is not.
Why it matters: This navigation aid provides a red signal for vessels approaching the small port of Minatohama and is used by the local fishing fleet.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- F.Fl R 5s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1965
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment building
Location
- City
- Karatsu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Saga Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of the north (main) breakwater of Minatohama, a small port in the lee of Mese Hana.
- Latitude
- 33.5246°
- Longitude
- 129.9591°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kashikojima(0.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5269.06
- NGA No.
- 12244
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2354
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