Wada Misaki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Wada Misaki Lighthouse
Also known as: Wada Misaki (Wadamisaki) (relocated)
Constructed in 1884, the Wada Misaki Lighthouse is a hexagonal pyramidal tower made of cast iron and wood, standing 16 meters tall. It features a lantern, gallery, enclosed watch room, and a central cylinder, with a hexagonal wood keeper's cottage at its base. Originally located at the west end of Kōbe harbor, it guided vessels into the busy port. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1963 and relocated in 1964 to Suma Seaside Park, west of its original site. While the tower is closed to the public, the site is accessible.
Why it matters: Recognized as a historic monument, Wada Misaki Lighthouse is one of Japan's oldest surviving iron lighthouses and marked a critical approach to Kōbe harbor.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- pyramidal
- Tower Color
- red with white trim
- Material
- cast iron, wood
Structure: hexagonal cast iron pyramidal tower with lantern, gallery, enclosed watch room, central cylinder, and a hexagonal wood keeper's cottage at the base
Location
- City
- Kobe
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Wada Misaki, the point of land at the west end of Kōbe harbor
- Latitude
- 34.6432°
- Longitude
- 135.1223°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Rokko Island(4.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-263
- Wikidata
- Q11417984 →
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1884
- Heritage Status
- Historic monument (relocated 1964)
Significant events: Inactive since 1963, relocated as a historic monument to Suma Seaside Park in 1964
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Wada Misaki 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.