Rausu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Rausu Lighthouse
Established in 1971, the Rausu Lighthouse stands on a concrete promontory north of the port town of Rausu. The cylindrical tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands, reaches a height of 16 meters. Its lantern room is situated 87 meters above sea level, providing a geographic range of 23.4 nautical miles. The light emits a white flash every 10 seconds. The lighthouse complex includes a 1-story keeper's house attached to the tower, and the site is accessible to the public, though the tower remains closed. A coastal highway passes through a tunnel beneath the lighthouse station.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides fishing vessels and cargo ships navigating the Nemuro Strait and the eastern coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula, assisting traffic entering and departing the port of Rausu.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 87m
- Light Range
- 20NM (37.0 km)
- Geographic Range
- 23.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1971
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached at one end of a 1-story keeper's house
Location
- City
- Rausu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- on a promontory north of Rausu, a port on the east side of the Shiretoko Peninsula, directly opposite Utoro on the west side.
- Latitude
- 44.0371°
- Longitude
- 145.2196°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Abashiri(40.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M6858
- NGA No.
- 424
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-501
- Wikidata
- Q17212117 →
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