Port of Kawasaki

Overview

The Port of Kawasaki is a harbor on the Tokyo Bay coast in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, managed by the city of Kawasaki. It is designated as an International Strategic Port under Japan's Port and Harbor Act, with a port water area of 3,298 hectares. In cargo handling it ranks 11th in the country, and 8th nationally by trade value.

Highlights

• ●A harbor landscape spread along the Tokyo Bay coast as an International Strategic Port
• ●A location counted, with the Ports of Tokyo and Yokohama, as part of the Keihin Port
• ●The scale of a logistics hub with one of the nation's larger cargo volumes
• ●A bay area with a history dating back to its 1926 opening

History

The Port of Kawasaki opened in November 1926. It has since been developed as a harbor on the Tokyo Bay coast and is today designated as an International Strategic Port under the Port and Harbor Act. Under harbor and customs law it is regarded, together with the Ports of Tokyo and Yokohama, as part of the Keihin Port, forming its Kawasaki district.

Map

35.4928, 139.7628 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Reach the harbor area on the Tokyo Bay coast and take in the bayside view
2. 2Observe the expanse of the port as an International Strategic Port
3. 3Walk the surroundings, noting its role as the Kawasaki district of the Keihin Port
4. 4Stop by facilities around the surrounding town

Did you know?

💡 The Port of Kawasaki ranked 11th in the country by cargo handled in fiscal year 2023.

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