Shiraishi Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Shiraishi Lighthouse
Also known as: Shiraishi (Okinosiraisi)
The Shiraishi lighthouse, built in 1938, is a 15-meter cylindrical white post rising from a single-story equipment shelter. It is situated on a skerry that obstructs a narrow channel between Taka Shima and Shiraishi Shima islands, about 8 kilometers south of Kasaoka. The light displays a white flash every 3 seconds, with a geographic range of 11.9 nautical miles. In 2017, a post was added to raise the light's focal height. This active aid to navigation is located in Japan's Okayama Prefecture.
Why it matters: This lighthouse warns mariners of a skerry obstructing the narrow channel between Taka Shima and Shiraishi Shima, a critical hazard for local shipping and the Seto Inland Sea route.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1938
Significant events: Post added in 2017 to raise the height of the light
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fukuyama, Hiroshima(3.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5732
- NGA No.
- 8300
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1896
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: A 15m cylindrical post, painted white, rising from a 1-story equipment shelter.
Location
- City
- Kasaoka
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Okayama Prefecture
- Sea Region
- a particularly difficult and narrow passage between the islands of Taka Shima and Shiraishi Shima, on a skerry obstructing the narrow channel, about 8 km south of Kasaoka
- Latitude
- 34.4164°
- Longitude
- 133.5141°
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