Takahama Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Takahama Lighthouse
The Takahama lighthouse, a cylindrical concrete tower built in 1971, stands 9.5 meters tall on a headland at the entrance to Takahama harbor. Its light has a focal height of 65 meters and emits a white flash every 4 seconds, with a geographic range of 20.8 nautical miles. The structure is a round concrete tower attached to a 1-story concrete equipment shelter. It is situated behind a Buddhist shrine within Jyusanbutsu Park on the west coast of Shimo Shima, in Amakusa city. The lighthouse is operational and located 4.9 kilometers from the nearest port, Sakitsu.
Why it matters: This lighthouse provides a key navigational reference for vessels entering and departing Takahama harbor. Its location within Jyusanbutsu Park, near a Buddhist shrine, also makes it a point of cultural interest.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 65m
- Light Range
- 7NM (13.0 km)
- Geographic Range
- 20.8NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1971
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sakitsu(4.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5144.5
- NGA No.
- 11436
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-614
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter
Location
- City
- Amakusa
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on a headland on the north side of the entrance to Takahama harbor, on the west coast of Shimo Shima. The lighthouse is behind a Buddhist shrine at the top of the headland in Jyusanbutsu Park.
- Latitude
- 32.3839°
- Longitude
- 129.9885°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Takahama على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.