Modern Port - Kindai Kowan

Japanese: 近代港湾 - きんだいこうわん
Modern Port - Kindai Kowan

…Construction of Nobiru Port began in 1978 based on plans and designs by Dutch engineer Van Doorn, employed by the Ministry of the Interior. The first phase of construction was completed in 1981, along with the urban planning project behind it. However, the eastern breakwater collapsed due to high waves caused by a typhoon in 1984, and there is no trace of it today. The first step in making Yokohama Port a modern port was undertaken in 1989. Since then, Yokohama, Kobe, the Kanmon Straits (Moji and Shimonoseki), and Tsuruga have been designated as first-class important ports by the nation, and one second-class important port in each prefecture, and modern port renovations have been carried out as national or prefectural projects. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…野蒜港は内務省御雇技師,オランダ人ファン・ドールンの計画・設計のもとに78年着工,背後の都市計画事業とともに第1期工事は81年に完成したが,84年の台風による高波のため東側防波堤が決壊,現在はその面影もない。横浜港を近代港湾とすべく,その第一歩の修築事業が行われたのは89年である。以後,この横浜と神戸,関門海峡(門司,下関),敦賀が国の第1種重要港湾として,また各府県に一つの割合で第2種重要港湾が指定され,国または府県の事業として近代港湾の修築が行われるようになった。…

※「近代港湾」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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