Uchinoura Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Uchinoura Kō Lighthouse
This 10-meter white concrete cylindrical post, built in 1935, serves as a navigational aid at the end of Uchinoura's detached breakwater. It features a single-story concrete equipment room and emits a green flashing light every four seconds. The lighthouse was originally located on the east breakwater before being moved to its current position. Its focal height reaches 15 meters, providing a geographic range of 11.9 nautical miles. While the site is accessible, the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: Uchinoura Kō marks the end of the detached breakwater, preventing vessels from striking this harbor infrastructure and guiding ships entering and exiting the port.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 4s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1935
Significant events: Relocated from east breakwater to detached breakwater
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 10m white concrete cylindrical post with a 1-story concrete equipment room.
Location
- City
- Kimotsuki
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- End of the detached breakwater of Uchinoura
- Latitude
- 31.2799°
- Longitude
- 131.0824°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Uchinoura(0.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4840
- NGA No.
- 10900
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2082
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