It is the northernmost port in Japan. It is in contact with the Soya cape, and is located in the turning point in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. It was specified as the important port in 1957, and the big role is played in development of local industry as the base of the goods circulation in a way Kitachi region, the base of a north fishing, and a connection harbor to Rishiri and Rebun. Maintenance of the Wakkanai harbor started, although north breakwater construction was performed in 1920 as part of 貿客 arrival-and-departure place 築設 of the old Karafuto route, and maintenance has been steadily advanced as a base of circulation of a fishery base, a ferry base, and North Hokkaido after that. Although Japan lost the dominium of South Karafuto after the war, the Wakkanai harbor accomplished development by expansion of fisheries, such as development of a hinterland, increase of opportunity ship's-bottom 引漁, and advance to north-sea fisheries. After being specified as the important port, specification of a vegetable prevention-of-epidemics harbor and a quarantine harbor was received, and the character as a commercial harbor was strengthened. It is extract > from < ウィキペディア.


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