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Last Updated August 2, 2024

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History of Akarengasoko (Chronology)

Founded
YearMatters
1899New Port Wharf Phase 1 Landfill Construction Start
1905Completed first phase of landfill
1906Phase 2 expansion work, Shinkomachi naming
1911Completed Red Brick Warehouse No. 2
1913Completed Red Brick Warehouse No. 1

From the beginning, 1943
Management by Yokohama Customs as a customs facility
Main products handled
Leaf tobacco, wool, chemical machinery, sake, foodstuffs

Before the war
YearMatters
1923Great Kanto Earthquake (Damage to warehouse No. 1)
1927Earthquake recovery work (1927-1930)
1945

Requisition by U.S. forces
Used as Port Command
1st floor office
Warehouses on the 2nd and 3rd floor

After World War II
Requisition by U.S. forces

After World War II
YearMatters
1956

Release of requisition
No. 1 Warehouse: Custom warehouses
No. 2 Warehouse: Public shed

1976Decrease in volume of transactions
1989Abolition of use

After the requisition
Warehouse No. 1 Yokohama Customs Management
No. 2 Warehouse Yokohama City Management
1974 Results of Handling
(Imported) Wool
(Export) Tires, optical machinery, synthetic resins, miscellaneous goods
Handling 90,000t/year

Utilization
YearMatters
1992Acquired by Yokohama City
1994Structural reinforcement work (1994 to 1995)
1994Roof renovation work (1994-1995)
1996Renovation of exterior walls, etc. (1996 to 1999)
2000Internal renovation work (from 2000 to 2002)
2002Akarengasoko Open

1986 Results of Handling
(Imported) Salted vegetables, bamboo broom
(Export) Copy machine
Handling 2,000t/year

Inquiries to this page

Port and Harbor Bureau Minato Busy Fisheries Promotion Department Busy Promotion Section

Telephone: 045-671-2888

Telephone: 045-671-2888

Fax: 045-651-7996

Email address: kw-nigiwaishinko@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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