River port - Kasenko

Japanese: 河川港 - かせんこう
River port - Kasenko


[Reclaimed and excavated ports]
The creation of ports using river waterways has been an active practice in both the East and the West since ancient times. In Western countries, there are many examples of ports built along rivers (called river ports or river harbors) that are still used as modern ports today, such as the Port of New York, the Port of London, and the Port of Amsterdam. However, in Japan, where there are no deep rivers and many rapids, river ports are no longer used as modern ports. In contrast, river mouths are convenient for water transportation by using the river, have a wide water surface, are blessed with flat land, and have large hinterlands, so in Japan many ports have been built since ancient times, and many of them have developed into modern ports.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "river ports" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[埋立港と掘込港]
 河川の水路を利用して港をつくることは,古来から東西を問わず活発に行われてきた。欧米諸国では,ニューヨーク港,ロンドン港,アムステルダム港など,現在でも河川に面してつくられた港(河川港,河港という)が近代港湾として利用されている例が多いが,水深の深い大河もなく,また急流の多い日本の場合,河川港は近代港湾としては利用されなくなってきている。これに対し,河口は河川の利用による水運の便がよいほか水面も広く,また平地に恵まれて背後地も大きいため,日本でも古来から多くの港がつくられ,近代港湾へ発達していったものも多い。…

※「河川港」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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