Tachigami Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Tachigami Lighthouse
Also known as: Tachigami (Tategami, Naze)
The Tachigami lighthouse, built and first lit in 1937, is a 9-meter-tall, round, cylindrical concrete tower. It features a lantern and gallery, and is attached to a one-story concrete equipment room. The lighthouse is situated on a steep-sided rock at the entrance to Naze harbor, close to the port of Naze. Its operational status ceased in 2019. While the tower is closed to visitors, the site remains accessible by boat. It is located in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Why it matters: This lighthouse served to ensure safe navigation for vessels entering and exiting Naze harbor, marking its strategic placement at the harbor's mouth.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story concrete equipment room
Location
- City
- Amami
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- entrance to Naze harbor, on a steep-sided rock
- Latitude
- 28.4084°
- Longitude
- 129.4980°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Naze(0.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2589
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1937
Significant events: Inactive since 2019
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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