Port of Akita

The Port of Akita (秋田港, Akita-kō) is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture, to the west of the city center of Akita in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Major Port (重要港湾, Jūyō-kōwan) by the Japanese government. The port has a total land area of 662.5 hectares.

Port of Akita
Location
CountryJapan
LocationAkita
Coordinates39°45′34.25″N 140°2′33.95″E
Details
Opened1965
Operated byAkita Prefecture
Type of harborSeaport
Land area662.5 hectares
Statistics
Vessel arrivals2,539
Annual cargo tonnage7,628,942t (2017)[1]
Annual container volume50,678 TEU
Passenger traffic77,413

History

In the oldest Japanese marine law Kaisenshikimoku, Tsuchizaki Minato, former name of Akita Port, was referred to as the ten biggest ports in Japan.[2] Tsuchizaki was just mentioned as "Minato (port)" in the Japanese historical references[3] which suggests the harbour was the port of all ports. During the Edo period, Akita was an important port of call on the Kitamaebune route of coastal trade from Osaka to Hokkaido and an important source of revenue for the Satake clan’s Kubota Domain. In modern times, during the Meiji period a breakwater was completed in 1885 and enlarged in 1902, and Tsuchizakiko Port was designated a “secondary port” by the Japanese government in 1910. When the town of Tsuchizaki was annexed by the city of Akita in 1941, the port was officially renamed “Akita Port”. The port facilities were extensively damaged in American air raids on August 14, 1945.

After World War II, the port was improved, with the breakwater extended partly though the sinking of the hulks of the kaibokan Ikara and destroyers Momo and Take. Akita Port received the designation of “major port” from the Japanese government on January 19, 1951 and “special port” designation in 1962. A customs office was opened in 1964, permitting international trade. The Akita Northern Port extension was opened in 1970.

Passenger terminal
Passenger terminal

It is located near the Nakajima pier.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "秋田港の概要". 美の国あきたネット.
  2. 三津、七湊 5/19 ページ 2．中・近世（1）中世の本吉湊、比楽湊・本吉湊（美川漁港）の「みなと文化」（港湾空間高度化環境研究センター）2010-07-16 閲覧
  3. "土崎湊の繁栄". 秋田市公式サイト.
  4. "新日本海フェリー | 舞鶴・敦賀・新潟・秋田と北海道を結ぶフェリー航路。". www.snf.jp.
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