Big Ports Kobe and Osaka in Japan
Japan is Located in the Pacific Ocean. It is an island country and has over three thousand islands which is extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. Hokkaido, the main islands is running from north to south. Then you can find Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu Island. The islands are famous as the Japanese Archipelago. Japan lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. You can find big ports in Japan.

 

There are 1020 ports you can find in Japan and 22 of which main ports of special purpose, 106 main ports and 892 local ports. One of the biggest ports in Japan is Kobe. The Kobe Port is the busiest container port in the region. It is surpassing, even Osaka and become the fourth busiest in Japan. The port of Osaka usually serves shipping hub for the Kansai region along with the port of Kobe.

 

As information, Osaka’s international ferry connections are greater than Tokyo’s international ferry, mostly due to geography. The Osaka’s domestic ferry services include regular service to ports such as Miyazaki, Okinawa, Kagoshima, and Shimonoseki.  Osaka areas imports and imported raw materials span the world with no one port dominating. Well, shipping plays crucial role for the freight come in and out of the national and international area.