Nagota Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Nagota Misaki Lighthouse
Also known as: Nagota Misaki (Yakushima)
Nagota Misaki Lighthouse, constructed in 1897, features a white, cylindrical brick tower reaching 20 meters in height. The tower, topped with a lantern and gallery, originates from a semicircular, one-story keeper's dwelling. Located on the northwestern edge of Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, its light flashes white every 15 seconds, visible for 21.7 nautical miles. While the grounds are accessible to visitors, the tower is not open.
Why it matters: Erected in 1897, Nagota Misaki Lighthouse serves as a navigation aid marking the waters near Yakushima island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 72m
- Geographic Range
- 21.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1897
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- brick
Structure: round brick tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a semicircular 1-story keeper's cottage
Location
- City
- Yakushima
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Northwestern tip of Yakushima, in the Nansei Islands
- Latitude
- 30.3923°
- Longitude
- 130.3796°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Isso(7.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4788
- NGA No.
- 13072
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-747
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