Shiroo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Shiroo Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse, standing 10 meters tall, was first lit in 1914. It features a square, one-story equipment building with a concrete post. The tower is painted white with light blue trim. Its light produced two white flashes every 7 seconds, visible for 14.3 nautical miles. The station was established in Ishikawa Prefecture, Kahoku, about 300 meters north of the Noto Expressway and highway 56 interchange. Although inactive since 2018, the site is accessible to the public, though the tower is closed.
Why it matters: Preserved by the town, Shiroo Lighthouse is notable for its unusual inland location and distinctive architecture.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 7s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) W 7s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1914
- Heritage Status
- preserved by the town
Significant events: station established 1914, inactive since 2018, sold to town for preservation
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with light blue trim
- Material
- concrete
Structure: concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment building
Location
- City
- Kahoku
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Ishikawa Prefecture
- Sea Region
- on a bluff about 300 m north of the Noto Expressway's interchange with highway 56 in Kahoku
- Latitude
- 36.7208°
- Longitude
- 136.6848°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kanazawa(6.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-584
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