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Japan – Ports


Japan is a long, narrow island country and has high proportion of coastline, which spans 34,600km, to total land area (380,000 sq km) has generated an extremely large number of ports. There are 1020 ports in Japan,  22 of which are main ports of special purpose, 106 main ports and 892 local ports. As a country surrounded by water, Japan has developed a very extensive and modern sea transportation system. It includes many ports and harbors such as Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Saki, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai, and Yokohama.

Most frequently port – managing organizations are city municipalities (395 ports) or prefecture administrations (619 ports). The development of most significant for economics Japanese ports is financed 2/3 by government means; the remaining part is financed by port managing organizations. Ministry of land infrastructure and transport in Japan can provide with stock capital for the securities that are issued by port – managing organizations if the project that is being carried into effect is important on the state scale. Port managing organizations prepare port development plans.

 

Detail of Major Japanese Ports


Port of Hakata

A major industrial port on the western side of Japan. Overview, history and facilities information.

Port of Kawasaki

An industrial port located between Tokyo and Yokohama, in the Keihin Industrial Zone.

Port of Kitakyushu

Port with major connections to Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian, Seoul and Tokyo.

Port of Kobe

One of the biggest hub ports with large container terminals. Information on restoration from the earthquake.

Port of Maizuru

Situated on the Sea of Japan coast, near Kyoto. Comprehensive information on history and facilities.

Port of Nagoya

A major industrial port with international connections. Overview, statistics and facilities information.

Port of Osaka

Provides information on passenger vessels, ferry terminal, container terminal, sea and land access, maps, and related facilities.

Port of Shimonoseki

Basic information on this commercial port facing the Kanmon Channel.

Port of Tokyo

Gives outline and characterisitics of the port, products frequently moved through, map and passenger ship terminal, and business information.

Port of Yokkaichi

Industrial port located near Nagoya. Basic information and statistics.

Port of Yokohama

One of Japan's oldest ports with news, profile, history, statistics, schedule, photos, tariffs, and cargo handling data.

Port of Yokosuka

Located at the entrance of Tokyo Bay. History, outline and basic information about its facilities.

Ports of Aomori

Basic information on ports in Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of the Honshu island.

Ports of Chiba

Port business promotional site with facilities and descriptions of Chiba port activities.

Ports of Ibaraki

General information on the industrial ports in Ibaraki Prefecture, including Hitachinaka, Hitachi, Oarai and Kashima.

Yokohama Port Development Public Corporation

Constructed, leases and manages port terminals and oversees services. With overview, statistics, observation facilities, future plans, and links.


 

List of Major Ports in Japan


Abasaki

Abashiri

Aburatsu

Akabane

Akasaki

Akita

Aomori

Beppu

Chiba

Fukaura

Fukui

Haboro

Hachinohe

Hagi

Hakata

Hakodate

Shiriya Misaki

Soma

Soya

Sukumo Bay

Susaki

Tagi

Tajiri

Takamatsu

Takuno

Teshio

Teuri

Todohokke

Tokuyama Kudamatsu

Tokyo

Tomakomai

Tomari

Tottori

Toyama

Tsuruga

Ube

Uno

Urakawa

Wakayama

Wakkanai

Yagashiri

Yanai

Yatsushiro

Yodoe

Yoichi

Yokkaichi

Yokohama

Yokosuka

zz Marinas

Hamada

Hamanaka (Kiritappu)

Hannan

Hatsukaichi

Hidaka

Himeji

Hirao

Hiroshima

Hitachi

Hitachinaka

Hososhima

Ishikari Bay New Port

Ishinomaki

Iwakuni

Iwanai

Kagoshima

Kamikawaguchi

Kanazawa

Kanda

Kashima


Katahara

Kawasaki

Kawashimo

Kinuura

Kisarazu

Kitakyushu

Kobe

Kochi

Kumamoto

Kure

Kurii

Kushiro

Maizuru

Masuda

Matsue

Matsumae

Matsuyama

Mikawa

Mishima Kawanoe

Mitajiri Nakanoseki

Mitani

Miyazaki

Mizushima

Monbetsu

Mori

Morozaki

Muroran

Nemuro

Niigata

Noshiro

Notoro

Oarai

Oga

Oita

Okayama

Okushiri

Oma

Ominato

Omosu

Omu

Onagawa

Onahama

Onoda

Osaka

Otaru

Otsu

Rebun

Rishiri

Rumoi

Saigo

Saiki

Sakai

Sakaide

Sakata

Sendai

Setana

Shibushi

Shichiri-Nagahama

Shichirui

Shimizu

Shimonoseki

Shingu

Shiraoi

Murotsu

Mutsu-Ogawara

Nagasaki

Nagoya

Naha

Nakatsu

Nanao

Naoetsu

Naze





 

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