Shichirui Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Shichirui Kō Lighthouse
Also known as: Siturui
Shichirui (Siturui) Kō is a cylindrical concrete tower standing 11 meters tall, painted with red and white horizontal bands and wider at the top. Its focal height is 45 meters, and it emits a white flash every 13 seconds. This lighthouse has a geographic range of 17.9 nautical miles. The site surrounding the lighthouse is open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed. It is located near the port of Shichirui in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on the coast of Japan.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigational aid for coastal traffic in Japan. Its distinctive tower shape provides a recognizable landmark for mariners.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 13s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 13s
- Focal Height
- 45m
- Geographic Range
- 17.9NM
Location
- City
- Matsue
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Shimane Prefecture
- Sea Region
- coast of Japan
- Latitude
- 35.5810°
- Longitude
- 133.2437°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Shichirui(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M7314
- NGA No.
- 2016
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-590
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower, wider at the top, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Shichirui Kō على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.