Yoron Jima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Yoron Jima Lighthouse
Also known as: Yoron Jima (Hanebu Saki, Yoron Kō)
This concrete lighthouse, standing 10 meters tall, was established in its current form in 2000, replacing a station from 1962. It features a cylindrical tower with red and white horizontal bands, built on a round one-story equipment room. The light emits an occulting white or red signal on a 6-second cycle, visible for 13.2 nautical miles. Located on a dune on the west side of the entrance to Yoron Jima harbor, the lighthouse is situated within the grounds of a resort hotel. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels into the harbor of Yoron Jima. Its distinctive red and white banding is a rare color scheme for lighthouses in southern Japan.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc W or R 6s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2000
Significant events: station established 1962, current tower and light established 2000
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower centered on a round 1-story equipment room
Location
- City
- Yoron
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- on a dune on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Yoron Jima
- Latitude
- 27.0504°
- Longitude
- 128.3983°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Maedomari/Iheya(22.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4764
- NGA No.
- 13248
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2562
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