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, is the largest and busiest trading

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, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of

. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the

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exports most of its cars. It has piers in

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, and

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. Its mascots are Potan and Mitan. According to Japanese media sources, Kodo-kai, a

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faction in the

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group, earns large revenues by controlling the stevedoring and warehousing companies at the port.

History

The Port of Nagoya opened for international trade in 1907.http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/commerce/JPN_Port_of_Nagoya_1382.php

Nagoya Port Authority

The (NPA) was established on 8 September 1951 as a special local public entity that jointly operates the Port of Nagoya for the city of

and

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. It has special district authority over the Port of Nagoya, which includes facilities in four different cities and one village. The president of the NPA alternates every two years between the mayor of Nagoya and the governor of Aichi Prefecture. There are three vice presidents, including an executive vice president, as well as the vice governor of Aichi Prefecture and the vice mayor of Nagoya City. The treasurer of the prefecture acts as the treasurer of the NPA. There are also three auditors: one from the Nagoya Port Assembly, and one each from the city and the prefecture. The NPA website was attacked via a

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attack by a Russian hacker group on 6 September 2022. On 7 December, the port renewed a 1988 agreement with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, creating a "Sisterport/Partnership agreement". The port is the largest exporter of automobiles in Japan.

Access

The Port of Nagoya is serviced by Nagoyakō Station on the Meikō Line of the Nagoya Municipal Subway, located northeast of the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium and north of the port itself.

Notable attractions and events

The port draws tourists from the

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as one of its primary tourist attractions. The main attraction is the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. Nearby is also an amusement park and the now-retired Antarctic

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''Fuji'' which moors at the Port of Nagoya as a museum of the

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and its journeys there. The

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includes three bridges, collectively known as the Meikō Triton, which span the port. Italia Mura was located at the port as part of the Nagoya Port Garden from 2005 until it was finally demolished in 2015. It was an Italy-themed facility with over 60 shops and restaurants, as well as a canal modeled after one in

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Sister ports

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, United States (since 1959) * Port of Fremantle, Australia, Australia (since 1983) *

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, United States (since 1985) *

Port of Antwerp The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is the port of the City of Antwerp. It is located in Flanders (Belgium), mainly in the province of Antwerp but also partially in the province of East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Europe accessible to ...

, Belgium (since 1988) *

Port of Shanghai The Port of Shanghai (), located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port. The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the S ...

, China (since 2003) * Port of Sydney, Australia (since 2010)

References

External links

English Website
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