Yura Town Lighthouse Lighthouse
Fl (6) White 15s🇯🇵Hirogawa, JPOperational
Location & Light Range
About Yura Town Lighthouse Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete tower stands 14 meters tall, with its focal plane at 15 meters. Its distinctive marking features the upper half painted yellow and the lower half painted black. The light emits a white flash every 15 seconds. Situated on a rocky reef about 5 kilometers southeast of Hirogawa, the lighthouse is accessible only by boat. While the site is open for visitors, the tower itself remains closed to the public.
Why it matters: The lighthouse warns vessels of the rocky reef on which it is located, aiding navigation southeast of Hirogawa.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl (6) White 15s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 6 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Hirogawa
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Sea Region
- rocky reef about 5 km southeast of Hirogawa
- Latitude
- 34.0131°
- Longitude
- 135.1251°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yuasahiro(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5968.3
- NGA No.
- 6948
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow and lower half painted black
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower, upper half painted yellow and lower half painted black
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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