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History Chronology

Last Updated March 5, 2019

■Overview Overview ■Chronology Chronology
■History History ■Photographs Photographs
■Preservation Preservation ■Photographs2
■Utilization Renewal ■Drawings

History of Akarengasoko (chronology)

Founded
YearMatters
1899New Port Wharf Landfill Project
1905Completion of the first phase of landfill
1906Phase 2 expansion work, name of Shinkomachi
1911Construction of Red Brick No.2 warehouse
1913Construction of the Red Brick Warehouse No.1

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

Before the war
YearMatters
1923Great Kanto Earthquake (Damage of Warehouse No. 1)
1927Earthquake restoration work (1927-1930)
1945

U.S. military requisition
Used as a port command
Office on the first floor
2nd and 3rd floor warehouse

After the war
Requisition by the U.S.

After the war
YearMatters
1956

Receiving release
No.1 Warehouse: Customs Warehouse
No. 2 Warehouse: A public shed

1976Decrease in transaction volume
1989Abolition of use

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

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

1986 Handling Results
(Import) Salt vegetables, bamboo broom
(Export) Copying machine
Handling 2,000 tons/year

For inquiries to this page

Port and Harbor Bureau, Minato Bustling Promotion Division

Phone: 045-671-2888

Phone: 045-671-2888

Fax: 045-651-7996

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

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