No Shima Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About No Shima Kō Lighthouse
Also known as: No Shima Kō (West Breakwater)
The No Shima Kō lighthouse is a red, cylindrical concrete tower standing 8.5 meters tall, with a focal height of 12 meters. It is attached to a 1-story concrete equipment shelter, and the entire structure is painted red. This lighthouse is situated on No Shima, marking the end of the main west breakwater for the harbor at Hofu. It emits a red light with a characteristic of one flash every 6 seconds, visible for 11 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself cannot be entered.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for guiding local fishing vessels and commercial traffic safely into No Shima's harbor, marking the end of the main breakwater.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 6s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- City
- Hofu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Harbor on No Shima, marking the end of the west (main) breakwater.
- Latitude
- 33.9474°
- Longitude
- 131.6951°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tonda(5.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5399
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1646
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 8.5m concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. The entire lighthouse is painted red.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة No Shima Kō على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.