Ōsaka Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ōsaka Lighthouse
Also known as: Ōsaka (Radar Tower)
This gray concrete lighthouse stands 50 meters tall on the southeastern edge of a large artificial island constructed between Osaka's north and south harbors. Its cylindrical structure, built from concrete, features a round skeletal tower and two galleries at the top, which support various equipment. The light emits a single white flash every 5 seconds, visible for 19 nautical miles. It replaced an earlier, historic lighthouse that previously marked the original shoreline. The lighthouse is located 0.5 kilometers from Osaka's nearest port.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for the safe navigation of vessels entering and departing Osaka's busy port, particularly given its integrated harbor control radar, which manages complex shipping movements.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 52m
- Light Range
- 19NM (35.2 km)
- Geographic Range
- 19NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Replaced a historic lighthouse
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Osaka(0.5 km)
- Wikidata
- Q17227904 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 50m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- gray concrete
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with a round skeletal tower and two galleries supporting various equipment at the top
Location
- City
- Osaka
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Osaka Prefecture
- Sea Region
- southeast corner of a large artificial island being created between the north and south harbors of Ōsaka
- Latitude
- 34.6435°
- Longitude
- 135.3791°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ōsaka على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.