Port of Nagoya: Honshu's Major Industrial Gateway

The primary port city on Honshu's Pacific coast is Nagoya — specifically, the Port of Nagoya (名古屋港), Japan's largest by trade value.

Key Facts

• Location: Ise Bay, Aichi Prefecture, Chubu region, central Honshu.
• Coordinates: 35.08°N, 136.88°E.
• Distance: 350 km SW of Tokyo, 90 km E of Osaka.
• Status: Designated "Super Central Port" (international hub).
• Volume (2022): ~200M tonnes cargo, ~2.5M TEU containers, ¥20T+ trade value (#1 Japan).

Terminals & Facilities

• Container: Tobishima, Shiomi, Kinjo, Kasadera, Garden Pier (total 24 berths).
• Auto: Dedicated RoRo terminals (Toyota export hub — ~2M vehicles/yr).
• Bulk/Liquid: Coal, iron ore, LNG, petroleum, chemicals.
• Ferry: Tomakomai (Hokkaido), Sendai, Tokyo, Kochi.

Industrial Hinterland

Chukyo Industrial Zone: Toyota, Denso, Aisin, Mitsubishi Heavy, Brother, Noritake. Port handles raw material inbound, finished goods outbound.

Access

• Rail: Nagoya Rinkai Railway (freight), JR Tokaido Main Line.
• Road: Isewangan Expressway, Tomei/Meishin Expressways.
• Air: Chubu Centrair Intl (NGO) on artificial island in Ise Bay — 20 min by rail.

Other Major Honshu Ports

• Tokyo (Keihin), Yokohama, Kawasaki — Tokyo Bay.
• Osaka/Kobe (Hanshin) — Osaka Bay.
• Yokkaichi, Sakai-Senboku — Ise/Osaka Bays.
• Sendai, Shiogama — Tohoku Pacific.
• Hiroshima, Kure — Seto Inland Sea.

Nagoya's port is the linchpin of Japan's manufacturing export machine.