Go to Minato!　History of Yokohama Port (4)

　History of Yokohama Port (for the general public)
　Opening of Port to Civilization 　Municipal organization enforcement-Great Kanto Earthquake 　Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction: World War II
　Post-war-high economic growth period container age-present

Since the end of the war in 1945 (Showa 20), Yokohama Port has gone on a particularly difficult road.

Most of the port facilities were requisitioned by the Allied forces, mainly in the United States, and the work of non-armed ports temporarily stopped.

Private trade was also canceled immediately after the end of the war, but resumed in 1949 (Showa 24), and wharf facilities were returned one after another in the order of Takashima, Yamauchi, Osanbashi and Shinko .

However, Mizuho Wharf and some of the Shinko Wharf are still managed by the U.S. forces.

In 1951 (Showa 26), the work of managing harbors that had been carried out by the government until then was moved to each region due to the enactment of the Port Law (Kowanho), and Yokohama Port was Yokohama City Has been managed and has become a port manager (Kowankanrisha).

After the resumption of trade, business with overseas became increasingly popular, and the port has become increasingly important.

Around 1957 (Showa 32), at Yokohama Port, the amount of foreign trade, the number of vessels entering the port (Nyuko Senpakutonsu), and the amount of cargo handled (Ryo, who has been involved), all of the pre-war records. I increased.

Yokohama City has established a new port plan (Kowan Keikaku) to respond to the increasing number of ships and cargo handled, and has continued to maintain various facilities such as wharf, and in 1963 (Showa 38), Izutacho Wharf and Yamashita-Futo, and a part of Honmoku Wharf were completed in 1970 (Showa 45).

In addition, due to the development of the Heavy Chemical Industry (Jugakaku Kogyo), the Keihin Industrial Zone was expanded, and factories began to be built around the area. Negishi Bay was reclaimed, the coastal industrial land was completed, and Yokohama Port became an industrial port.

In addition, factories have been mixed in residential areas and the environment has deteriorated, so a landfill was created in Kanazawa as a relocation destination for the factory.

Also, in 1964 (Showa 39), following the Tokyo Olympics, facilities for passenger ships were set up at Osanbashi Wharf.

"Main Imports of this Age"

Nonferrous Metals

Oil (Sekiyu)

"Major exports of this era"

Iron rope

Car (Jidosha)

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