Onaka Seto West Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Onaka Seto West Lighthouse
The Onaka Seto West light was a 9.5-meter white concrete post situated atop a 1-story concrete equipment room, which itself was mounted on a square concrete pier. Established and first lit in 1971, this structure guided vessels near the southeastern tip of Io Shima, off the coast of Nagasaki. For almost forty years, it provided navigational assistance in the waters close to the port of Nagasaki. The light became inactive in 2010, with its deactivation attributed to nearby bridge construction. It was subsequently removed in 2012.
Why it matters: The deactivation of Onaka Seto West light highlights how infrastructure development, such as bridge construction, can lead to the obsolescence of traditional navigational aids.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9.5m
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 9.5m white concrete post attached to a 1-story concrete equipment room, mounted on a square concrete pier.
Location
- City
- Nagasaki
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Nagasaki Prefecture
- Sea Region
- just off the southeastern tip of Io Shima
- Latitude
- 32.6912°
- Longitude
- 129.7873°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nagasaki(1.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2249
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1971
Significant events: Inactive since 2010, removed in 2012, deactivated due to bridge construction
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Onaka Seto West Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Japan yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.