Lighthouses of Japan: Northern Mie Prefecture

The nation of Japan, known in Japanese as Nihon or Nippon (日本), occupies an archipelago off the east coast of Asia. The four main islands are Hokkaidō in the north, Honshū (the largest) in the center, Shikoku in the south, and Kyūshū in the southwest. The country includes thousands of other islands of all sizes; among them the Ryūkyū (Nansei) Islands are a long chain extending to the southwest and including the large island of Okinawa, and the Nanpō Islands are another long chain extending south into the Pacific Ocean. Much of Japan is mountainous but the coastal regions are densely populated and urbanized; the country's population is about 126 million.

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures. This page lists lighthouses of the northern part of Mie prefecture. This portion of Mie includes the coast facing east on Ise Bay southwest of Nagoya as well as Toba City at the western entrance to the bay. North of Toba the Ise Bay coast is mostly urban and industrial. Toba City occupies a rugged and scenic peninsula together with several islands in the mouth of the bay.

In Japanese the word for a lighthouse is tōdai or toudai (灯台). The words saki and misaki are for capes and headlands, hana ("nose") is a promontory, hantō is a peninsula, shima (also spelled sima or jima) is an island, bae is a reef, iwa or shi is a rocky reef, amase or se is a shoal, wan is a bay, nada is a sound or basin, kaikyō is a strait, kawa is a river, and or minato is a harbor.

Lighthouses in Japan are operated and maintained by the Japanese Coast Guard's Maritime Safety Agency. On Honshū there is usually one Coast Guard Section Office in each prefecture, sometimes two; in Mie, because of its lengthy coastline, there are three: at Yokkaichi, Toba, and Owase. The Yokkaichi office maintains the lighthouses of the cities of Yokkaichi, Suzuka, and Tsu; the remaining lighthouses on this page are maintained by the Toba office. Yokkaichi is the largest city in Mie and Tsu is the capital of the prefecture.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. JCG numbers are the Japanese Coast Guard's light list numbers. Admiralty numbers are from volume M of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

General Sources
Lighthouses in Japan - Mie
A site providing photos and data for most major Japanese lighthouses.
Lighthouse-Japan.com - Mie
Another comprehensive site with photos and notes from visits to many lighthouses.
Form of a Lighthouse - Mie
Another site with many photos of Japanese lighthouses, cited below as FOAL.
Lighthouse Visits
This site has photos for many lighthouses in this area.
Misty's Japanese Lighthouse Tour - Mie
This site has photos and a few notes in English for lighthouses in all parts of the country.
Online List of Lights - Japan
Photos posted by Alexander Trabas.
Lighthouses in Mie Prefecture
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
Yokkaichi Coast Guard Lighthouses
Small photos and data for lighthouses posted by the Yokkaichi Coast Guard Office.
Key Lighthouses
Photos and historical information posted by the Toba Coast Guard Office.
Richard Henry Brunton
Wikipedia article on the Scottish engineer who built most of Japan's oldest lighthouses, including the surviving Sugashima Light and the first lighthouse at Anori Saki.
Japan: Modern Lighthouses
Historic postcard views posted by Michel Forand.
Navionics Charts
Navigation chart for the Mie coast.

Kamijima Light
Kami Shima (Kamijima) Light, Ise Wan, April 2005
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by N yotarou's father

Yokkaichi East Breakwater North Head Light
Yokkaichi Kō Light, Yokkaichi, November 2008
Japanese Coast Guard Yokkaichi Office photo

Ise Bay Lighthouses

Kuwana City Lighthouse
Kuwana is a city at the head of Ise Bay just west of Nagoya.

Ibi Kawa (Ibi River Entrance)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); white flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) concrete post rising from a square cylindrical concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is white. A very distant view is available (first lighthouse on the page), Trabas also has a very distant view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the end of a 3.5 km (2.25 mi) long guidewall on the west side of the mouth of the Ibi River. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2687; Admiralty M6111; NGA 6152.

Yokkaichi City Lighthouses
The industrial city of Yokkaichi is located at the northwest corner of Ise Bay, just west of Kuwana. Known historically for its chemical plants, the city now has more diversified manufacturing. It is a major seaport with a population of more than 300,000.
* Yokkaichi Inner Basin Breakwater
1937. Inactive since 2009. 7 m (23 ft) concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. FOAL has 2016 photos (bottom of the page), Keishi Mizukami has a closeup photo, and Google has a 2017 street view and a satellite view. Surrounded by a vastly expanded harbor, this light no longer had any navigational value; it was discontinued at the end of November 2009. Deactivated harbor lights in Japan are usually removed, but this one was retained and restored. Located at the end of a short breakwater at the entrance to the historic inner basin of Yokkaichi harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1874; ex-JCG-2710; ex-Admiralty M6104; ex-NGA 6188.
Yokkaichi East Breakwater North Head
1981. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); green light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 16 m (52 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. FOAL has a photo (top of the page), Trabas has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Prior to 1920 the original Yokkaichi Light, a 12 m (39 ft) square concrete tower, was somewhere near this location. Located at the north end of the detached breakwater protecting the harbor of Yokkaichi, an industrial port on the west side of Ise Bay about 30 km (20 mi) southwest of Nagoya. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1876; JCG-2704; Admiralty M6097.6; NGA 6184.
Yokkaichi East Breakwater South Head
1965. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical metal tower with gallery, painted red. FOAL has a photo (third row of photos), Trabas has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the south end of the detached breakwater protecting the harbor of Yokkaichi. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1875; JCG-2709; Admiralty M6099; NGA 6180.
Yokkaichi Kō (South Breakwater)
1926. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); green light occulting three times every 13 s. 20 m (66 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A Coast Guard photo is at the top of this page, FOAL has photos (second row), Trabas has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Land has been filled south of the breakwater, so the lighthouse now stands on a right-angle cape formed by this fill. Site status unknown. ARLHS JPN-1877; JCG-2708; Admiralty M6098; NGA 6176.
* Isozu Kō South Breakwater
1961. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical fiberglass tower with gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. Yoshie Yamada's photo is at right, Trabas has a photo, FOAL's page has photos, Coast Guard has a photo on a page appealing for an end to graffiti on the lighthouse, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. Located at the end of the south breakwater at Isozu Kō, an industrial harbor on the south side of Yokkaichi. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2723; Admiralty M6096; NGA 6192.

Isozu South Breakwater Light, Yokkaichi, November 2020
Google Maps photo by Yoshie Yamada

Suzuka City Lighthouses
Located just to the south of Yokkaichi on the west side of Ise Bay, Suzuka is an industrial city of about 200,000 residents noted for its Sharp electronics and Honda automotive factories.
* Suzuka Kō
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); continuous green light with two more intense flashes every 8 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page has photos, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the short south (main) breakwater of the fishing port in Suzuka. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1712; JCG-2724; Admiralty M6095; NGA 6196.
* Chiyosaki (Chiiyozaki) Kō
1951. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); green light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 10 m (33 ft) concrete tower; the light is atop an x-shaped bracket mounted on a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. A 2023 photo is at right, Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page has photos, the Coast Guard also has a page with a small photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the south (main) breakwater of Chiyosaki in Suzuka. According to the Japanese Aids to Navigation Association, this lighthouse was "designed with an image of Russia," recalling a Russian ship wrecked in Ise Bay in the late 18th century. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1803; JCG-2726; Admiralty M6094; NGA 6204.
* Shiroko (Siroko) South Breakwater
1949. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green light occulting twice every 6 s. 9 m (30 ft) octagonal concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. FOAL's page has photos, Trabas has a closeup photo, the Coast Guard has a page with a small photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the original south breakwater of Shiroko. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1857; JCG-2727; Admiralty M6093; NGA 6208.

Chiyosaki Kō Light, Suzuka, April 2023
Instagram photo by coco2020.co20
Shiroko (Siroko) Outer Breakwater North Head
1996. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); green flash every 3 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) concrete post rising from a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page has a photo (fifth row, left), and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of a detached breakwater at the southern end of Shiroko harbor. Accessible only by boat, but there is a good view from shore. ARLHS JPN-1853; JCG-2727.2; Admiralty M6093.6; NGA 6209.
Shiroko (Siroko) Outer Breakwater South Head
1989. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 3 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) concrete post rising from a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is red. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page has a photo (fifth row, right), and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. Located at the end of a detached breakwater at the southern end of Shiroko harbor. Accessible only by boat, but there is a good view from shore. ARLHS JPN-1854; JCG-2727.3; Admiralty M6093.5; NGA 6210.

Tsu City Lighthouses
Tsu, the capital of Mie Prefecture, is a port on the central west coast of Ise Bay. Its population is about 275,000.

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Nie Saki (Tsu) (2)
1922 (station established 1885). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white light, 4 s on, 4 s off. 8 m (26 ft) square pyramidal concrete tower with gallery mounted on a square tapered stone base; the lantern has been removed. Lighthouse painted white. Norihito Yoshihara's photo is at right, FOAL has photos, a 2016 closeup is available, Trabas has a closeup photo, Forand has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This light stands on the base of the 1885 wooden lighthouse. Located on the north side of the entrance to the traditional Tsumatsusaka port in Tsu. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-1868; JCG-2730; Admiralty M6083; NGA 6216.

Nie Saki Light, Suzuka, November 2018
Instagram photo by Norihito Yoshihara
* Tsu South Breakwater
1988. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 3 s. 9 m (30 ft) tapered square masonry tower, painted red. This unusual lighthouse is designed to resemble a Japanese paper-covered lamp stand. A Coast Guard photo is at right, the Coast Guard also has a page for the light, Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL has photos, a 2010 photo is available, A. Kikuchi has a 2021 view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view and a closeup street view. Located at the end of the south breakwater of Tsu Kō. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-1866; JCG-2730.3; Admiralty M6085; NGA 6222.
Iguratsu (Iguratu, Tuko Iguratsu, Karasu Kō)
1969. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); green light occulting twice every 6 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. FOAL's page has photos, Trabas has a closeup photo, and Google has a fuzzed-out satellite view and a distant street view. Located at the end of the breakwater sheltering a harbor of the JFE Corporation, a steel works, about 35 km (22 mi) south of Yokkaichi. The breakwater is open but would be difficult to walk. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1869; JCG-2731; Admiralty M6082; NGA 6224.

Meiwa Town Lighthouse
* Ōyodo (Oizu) Kō
1962. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal concrete post, attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is red. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page has photos, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Ōyodo harbor in Meiwa, a town between Tsu and Toba on the southwest coast of Ise Bay. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1849; JCG-2740; Admiralty M6074; NGA 6252.

Ise City Lighthouses
* Toyokita Kō
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 11 m (36 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) concrete post attached to a square 1-story concrete equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is red. Trabas has a photo, a 2022 photo is available, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of a breakwater on the west side of the Tokida River, the harbor for the Toyokita fishing port. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2742; Admiralty M6072.1; NGA 6255.
Tsu Kō South Breakwater Light
Tsu Kō South Breakwater Light, Tsu
Japanese Coast Guard photo
Ujiyamada Kō
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) square skeletal tower standing on a square 1-story equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is red. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of a long guidewall on the north side of the entrance to Ujiyamada harbor. Accessible only by boat (the guidewall is not walkable). Site open, tower closed. JCG-2743; Admiralty M6066; NGA 6260.

Toba City Lighthouses

Kami Shima, Tōshi Shima and Suga Shima Lighthouses
Kami Shima, Tōshi Shima and Suga Shima are islands east of Toba in the entrance to Ise Bay; all three of them are administered by Toba City. The islands are popular resort destinations with ferry service frequently from Toba.
* Kami Shima (2)
1968 (station established 1910). Active; focal plane 114 m (374 ft); three white flashes every 30 s; in addition a continuous white spotlight (JCG-2505) illuminates nearby reefs. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, centered on a 1-story square concrete equipment building. 4th order Fresnel lens in use. Entire lighthouse covered with white ceramic tile. A photo is at the top of this page, Lighthouse-Japan.com has closeup photos, the Toba Coast Guard Office has a page with good photos, Trabas has Jonathon Post's closeup photo, FOAL's page has photos, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The present light replaced a cast iron tower. Kami Shima is an island in the center of the entrance to Ise Bay, so this lighthouse functions as the landfall light for the bay. Located on the high ridge at the east end of the island. Ferry transportation to the island is available from Toba and according to the Coast Guard it is a 30 minute walk to the light station; the walk is steeply uphill and has a very large number of steps. The trail entrance is marked by a small sign. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-215; JCG-2504; Admiralty M6051; NGA 5824.
* Kami Shima Kō
1978. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 8.5 m (28 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has Jonathon Post's closeup photo, FOAL's page has photos (near the bottom of the page), Wikimedia has a photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the main breakwater of Kami Shima. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1818; JCG-2506; Admiralty M6051.3; NGA 5832.
* Tōshi Kō South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green light occulting once every 4 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) round concrete tower, flared at the top and attached to a small equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. Doko Kanakata has the closeup at right, Kent Tele has a 2021 closeup, Lighthouse Visits has photos (fourth lighthouse on the page), and Google has a sea view and a satellite view. Tōshi Shima is an island about 8 km (5 mi) long located just to the northeast of Toba and north of Suga Shima. The island is readily accessible by ferries from Toba. Located on a breakwater of the harbor at the east end of the island. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1864; JCG-2747; Admiralty M6058; NGA 6312.
Toshi South Breakwater Light
Tōshi Kō South Breakwater Light, Toba, August 2004
ex-Panoramio Creative Commons photo by Doko Kanokata
Shimaga Saki (Shima Ga Saki)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); two white flashes every 7 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) cylindrical concrete tower with a cross-shaped cross section, rising from a 1-story concrete equipment building. Entire lighthouse painted white. Misty's Tour has a good closeup, Trabas has a distant view, Lighthouse Visits has photos (last lighthouse on the page), and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory at the western tip of Tōshi Shima. Accessible via a hiking trail (some local guidance may be needed). Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-1852; JCG-2753; Admiralty M6063; NGA 6292.
* Suga Shima (2)
1873 (Richard Henry Brunton). Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); white flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) round old-style brick tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The original 1-story brick keeper's house has been dismantled and rebuilt at Meiji Mura (Meiji Village), a privately-owned historic theme park in Inuyama, about 20 km (13 mi) north of Nagoya. The Toba Coast Guard office has a page with the photo at right, Lighthouse-Japan.com has a page of photos, Trabas has a closeup photo, a 2020 photo and a 2019 closeup are available, Misty's Tour has another photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This venerable light was the first brick Western-style lighthouse built in Japan. It replaced a wooden Edo-era lighthouse. A modern LED light was installed in October 2013. Suga Shima is an island, 4 km (2.5 mi) long, obstructing the western entrance to Ise Bay. The island is accessible by ferry from Toba. Located at the northeastern tip of the island, said to be a 20 minute walk from the ferry. The entrance to the trail is at the extreme northern end of the waterfront. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-596; JCG-2750; Admiralty M6048; NGA 6328.
* Sugashima Kō North Breakwater
1985. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two green flashes every 6 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) post rising from a round 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's Sugashima page has photos (third row from the bottom), and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the end of the north breakwater at the harbor on Suga Shima. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-1859; JCG-2750.5; Admiralty M6048.5; NGA 6320.
* Sugashima Kō South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 8.5 m (28 ft) post rising from a round 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse is white. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's Sugashima page has photos (last two rows on the page), a 2021 photo is available, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on a short breakwater at the southern entrance to the harbor on Suga Shima. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2751; Admiralty M6049; NGA 6324.
Suga Shima Light
Suga Shima Light, Ise Wan
Japanese Coast Guard Toba Office photo

Toba City Harbor Lighthouses
The city of Toba is located on the west side of the entrance to Ise Bay, on the northeast corner of the Shima Peninsula. It is a commercial fishing port famous for its oysters and also a popular port for recreational boating.

Kozaki (Kou Saki, Shinzen)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 91 m (299 ft); white light, 4 s on, 4 s off. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with double gallery, attached to the seaward end of a square 1-story concrete equipment building. Entire lighthouse is white. FOAL's page has photos, Misty's Tour has a closeup photo, Lighthouse-Japan.com has photos, and Google has a satellite view and a closeup street view. The FOAL webmaster reports that the trail to the lighthouse is only accessible at low tide and includes a very steep climb at the start. Located on a promontory at the northwestern side of the entrance to the Toba harbor complex in lower Ise Bay. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-278; JCG-2744; Admiralty M6064; NGA 6268.
Omura Shima (Momotori)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); one long and two short red flashes every 8 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is red. Trabas has a photo, FOAL has photos (last three rows on the page), and Google has a satellite view. Located at the west end of an island about 1.6 km (1 mi) northeast of Kou Saki. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2745; Admiralty M6063.6; NGA 6264.
* Toba Kō Range Front
Date unknown (station established 1912). Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); continuous red light. 24 m (79 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Lighthouse-Japan.com has excellent photos, Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page for the range has good photos, Forand has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The range guides ships into the harbor of Toba through a channel between Tōshi Shima and Suga Shima. Located on a hillside above the northwest corner of Toba harbor. Accessible from a road that climbs the hill next to the parking deck of the Toba train station. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-654; JCG-2756; Admiralty M6050; NGA 6276.
* Toba Kō Range Rear
1912. Active; focal plane 59 m (194 ft); red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 8 m (26 ft) 2-stage round cylindrical tower, upper portion metal and lower portion concrete, attached to the seaward side of a square 1-story concrete equipment building. Entire lighthouse painted white. Lighthouse-Japan.com has good photos, FOAL's page for the range has good photos, Trabas has a photo, Misty's Tour has another photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on heights above Toba. Accessible by walking up the service road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-653; JCG-2757; Admiralty M6050.1; NGA 6280.
Maruyama Saki
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); four green flashes, in a long-short-long-short pattern, every 17 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, wider at the top, mounted on a round concrete pier. Entire lighthouse is green. FOAL has a good photo (second row right), Trabas has a photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The light marks the northern entrance to the Kabura Strait, a passage on the west side of Suga Shima. Located on a reef about 200 m (220 yd) off the eastern tip of Sakate Shima, an island in Toba harbor west of Suga Shima. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2752; Admiralty M6047.8; NGA 6304.
Seigan Shima
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9.5 m (31 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. FOAL has a good photo (third row left), Trabas has a photo, another photo is available, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on a reef in the center of the southern entrance to the Kabura Strait. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. JCG-2760; Admiralty M6047.4; NGA 6300.

Toba City South Coast Lighthouses
Maenaga Se
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); one long and two short red flashes every 8 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) concrete post centered on a round cylindrical concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is red. Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL's page has photos, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef on the west side of the entrance to the Kagamiura harbor on the south side of Toba. Accessible only by boat, but there are good views from shore. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JPN-0325; JCG-2762; Admiralty M6047; NGA 6332.
* Ijika (Izika)
1962. Active; focal plane 38 m (125 ft); two white flashes every 7 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) slender octagonal concrete tower rising from a 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse is white. A photo is at right, Stacey Salamon has a closeup photo, Trabas also has a closeup photo, Lighthouse-Japan.com has a photo, FOAL has photos (third and fourth rows), Misty's Tour has another photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the Ijikasō hotel parking lot on a promontory at Ijika, a seaside town about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Toba. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Ijikasō. . ARLHS JPN-195; JCG-2764; Admiralty M6046; NGA 6336.
Ijika Light
Ijika Light, Toba, September 2011
ex-Panoramio Creative Commons photo by しいね (Shiine)
* Yoroi Saki
1963. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 9.5 m (31 ft) slender octagonal concrete tower rising from a 1-story concrete equipment room. Lighthouse-Japan.com has several good photos, Trabas has a closeup photo, FOAL has photos (lower half of the page),Yusuke Tani has a 2022 photo, Misty's Tour has additional closeup photos, and Google has a satellite view. and a closeup street view. This lighthouse appears to be a copy of the Ijika lighthouse. Located on a sharp promontory sheltering the fishing port of Kusaki. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS JPN-760; JCG-2766; Admiralty M6045; NGA 6344.

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Posted November 5, 2006. Checked and revised August 15, 2023. Lighthouses: 33. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.