Otake Saki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Otake Saki Lighthouse
Also known as: Otake Saki (Tanegashima)
Otake Saki lighthouse, built of concrete in 1951, is a white cylindrical tower standing 18 meters tall. It is situated on a steep bluff in Minamitane on Tanegashima's southeastern coast. The structure includes a lantern and gallery atop the tower, with a semicircular keeper's cottage at its base. This active light emits a single white flash every 20 seconds. The tower's focal height reaches 106 meters above sea level, providing a geographic range of 25.5 nautical miles.
Why it matters: As the oldest and most powerful lighthouse on Tanegashima, Otake Saki is indispensable for maritime traffic along the island's southeastern coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 106m
- Light Range
- 25.91NM (48.0 km)
- Geographic Range
- 25.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1951
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Masuda, Kagoshima(10.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4792
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-625
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a semicircular 1-story concrete keeper's cottage
Location
- City
- Minamitane
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on a steep bluff in Minamitane on the southeastern coast of Tanegashima.
- Latitude
- 30.3850°
- Longitude
- 130.9623°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Otake Saki على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.