Port of Hachinohe
| Hachinohe | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | 1-131 Aza Kitanuma, Oaza Kawaragi, Hachinohe, Aomori 039-1161 |
| Coordinates | 40°32′34″N 141°31′55″E / 40.54278°N 141.53194°E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Operated by | Hachinohe Port Authority |
| Type of harbor | Seaport |
| Land area | 619 hectares |
| Available berths | 48 |
The Port of Hachinohe (八戸港 Hachinohe-kō?) is a seaport on the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture, in the city of Hachinohe in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Specially-Authorized Port (特定港 Tokutei-kō?) by the Japanese government as an official port of entry into Japan with associated immigration and customs facilities. The port is divided into five sectors, with a total land area of 619 hectares.
Hachinohe developed as a castle town of the Nanbu clan’s Hachinohe Domain in the Edo period. The port was a major fishing port, and a port of call for the coastal trade from Osaka and Edo to Hokkaidō.
In modern times, the area was earmarked for economic development by the Meiji government, which hired Dutch oyatoi gaikokujin engineer Anthonie Thomas Lubertus Rouwenhorst Mulder (1848–1901) to redesign and rebuilt the port facilities along western lines. Immigration facilities were established in 1925, and the port was officially opened for foreign trade by the Home Ministry in 1928. It was designated a primary seaport by the Japanese government in 1954.
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