Shiretoko Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Shiretoko Misaki Lighthouse
Also known as: Shiretoko Misaki (Cape Shiretoko)
Shiretoko Misaki Lighthouse is a 12-meter concrete tower with black and white horizontal bands, first lit in 1963. Its U-shaped cylindrical structure includes a lantern and gallery attached to a single-story keeper's house. The lighthouse stands at a focal height of 102 meters and emits a white light with two flashes every 20 seconds, visible for approximately 25 nautical miles. It is situated on the remote Shiretoko Peninsula, marking its northernmost point. Access to the site, located near Rausu, is difficult, often requiring arrival by boat due to the challenging terrain and rough seas.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels around the Shiretoko Peninsula's tip and through the northwestern entrance to the Nemuro Strait, a waterway separating Hokkaido from the Kuril Islands.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 102m
- Geographic Range
- 25.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1963
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Abashiri(49.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-579
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: U-shaped 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
- Marks the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula and the northwestern entrance to the Nemuro Strait, which separates Hokkaidō from Kunashiri, one of the Kuril Islands occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan.
- Latitude
- 44.3401°
- Longitude
- 145.3367°
Nearby Vessels
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