Yokohama Port and Regional Economics

Since the opening of the port in 1859, our Yokohama Port has developed greatly as one of Japan's leading international trading ports, accepting various cultures from foreign countries and spreading it to the country. Has played an important role.
In Yokohama, a metropolis centered on ports, and industrial clusters such as heavy chemical industry progressed in the surrounding coastal area, and the development of the "international city Yokohama" to the present day and modernization of Japan. It became the cornerstone of

On the other hand, if we look 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, clothing, food and shelter, a variety of things depend on imports, and 99.6% of imported cargoes, including these, comes from marine transportation. And it can be said that the existence of these ports, which are the gateways, supports our lives and economy.

At present, containerships have become larger, the center of port logistics has spread outside the Bay Bridge, and citizens have less opportunities to see them as international trading ports have decreased, but to this day Yokohama Port has been closely related to citizens' lives and plays various roles in revitalizing the economy.

A3 This is a two-fold pamphlet.

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(Issued in April 2022) (Both sides PDF format)