Tarai Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Tarai Shima Lighthouse
Located in Japan's Iwate Prefecture, the Tarai Shima lighthouse marks a reef in the southeastern part of Yamada Bay. This cylindrical concrete tower stands 7.5 meters tall, with its light positioned 9 meters above the water. It displays a white light with a single flash every 5 seconds, visible for 10 nautical miles. The tower is painted black and features a single red horizontal band. The lighthouse survived a tsunami, demonstrating its structural integrity. The site is accessible by boat and open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through Yamada Bay and warning them of the submerged reef in the bay's southeastern sector.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Survived tsunami
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with one red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower, painted black with one red horizontal band
Location
- City
- Yamada
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Iwate Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Yamada Bay, marking a reef in its southeastern part
- Latitude
- 39.4560°
- Longitude
- 141.9956°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yamada(1.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M6597
- NGA No.
- 4048
- USCG No.
- 1654
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