Port of Akita | |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Location | Tsuchizaki-Minato, Akita |
Coordinates | 39°45′34.25″N 140°2′33.95″E / 39.7595139°N 140.0427639°E |
Details | |
Opened | 1965 |
Operated by | Akita Prefecture |
Type of harbour | Seaport |
Land area | 662.5 hectares |
Statistics | |
Vessel arrivals | 2,539 |
Annual cargo tonnage | 7,628,942t (2017)[1] |
Annual container volume | 50,678 TEU |
Passenger traffic | 77,413 |
The Port of Akita (秋田港, Akita-kō), formerly known as Port of Tsuchizaki, is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Akita Prefecture, to the west of the city center of Akita in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Major Port (重要港湾, Jūyō-kōwan) by the Japanese government. The port has a total land area of 662.5 hectares (1,637 acres).