Yokohama Port and Regional Economics

Since the opening of the port in Ansei 6 (1859), our Yokohama Port has greatly developed as Japan's leading international trading port, accepting various cultures from foreign countries and spreading it to Japan, and playing an important role in connecting Japan and the world. Has been playing.
In Yokohama, a large city centered on the port was formed, and industrial clusters such as heavy chemical industries progressed in the surrounding coastal area, and the development of the "international city Yokohama" and the modernization of Japan. It became the cornerstone of

On the other hand, looking at our daily lives today, we can see that many of the items and raw materials necessary for our daily lives are imported from overseas.
As a familiar example, when we look at clothing, food and shelter, various things depend on imports, and 99.6% of the imported cargo, including these, are transported by sea. And it can be said that the existence of these ports, which serve as reception desks, supports our lives and the economy.

Today, containerships have become larger, the center of port logistics has spread outside the Bay Bridge, and there have been fewer opportunities for citizens to see directly as an international trading port, but to this day, Yokohama Port has been closely related to civil life and plays a variety of roles in revitalizing the economy.

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(issued in April 2022) (both-sided PDF format)