Urakawa Town Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Urakawa Town Lighthouses Lighthouse
Built in 1891, this concrete lighthouse stands 12 meters tall on a bluff above Urakawa's seaport. It features a square, old-style tower with a lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. The light emits a single white flash every 5 seconds, visible for over 18 nautical miles. Its focal height reaches 47 meters above sea level. The grounds are open to the public, offering views of the surrounding area, though the tower itself is closed to visitors.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a critical visual aid for vessels approaching Urakawa's seaport, facilitating safe entry into the harbor.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 47m
- Geographic Range
- 18.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1891
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square old-style concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Urakawa
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- on a bluff above the seaport of Urakawa
- Latitude
- 42.1628°
- Longitude
- 142.7767°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tokachi(26.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-722
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