Takago Iwa Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Takago Iwa Lighthouse
Takago Iwa Lighthouse stands as a cylindrical concrete tower, painted white, with a height of 8.5 meters. Its light is positioned 19 meters above sea level and emits a white flash every 3 seconds, visible for 12.9 nautical miles. This structure is situated at the end of a long reef extending into the Bungo Strait, near Tsukumi in Japan's Oita Prefecture. The lighthouse is accessible by boat, with the nearest port being Youra, 3.3 kilometers away. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation in the Bungo Strait, alerting vessels to a significant submerged reef off Hotojima.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 19m
- Geographic Range
- 12.9NM
Location
- City
- Tsukumi
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Oita Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Bungo Strait, marking the end of a long reef off Hotojima.
- Latitude
- 33.1134°
- Longitude
- 132.0276°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Youra(3.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4922
- NGA No.
- 10524
- USCG No.
- JCG-5716
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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