OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

Central area

Misumi West Port

Misumi West Port is located on the west side of the Uto Peninsula, southwest of Kumamoto city. In 2015 it received a World Heritage Status designation as a major site of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution (1850s - 1910).

Misumi West Port was constructed between 1884 and 1887 by Mulder, a Dutch hydraulics engineer. The port was designed with a 730m long stone wharf and a floating pier; and well laid-out roads and drainage canals. It is protected as an important cultural property. 

Address
〒869-3207
Nishiko, Misumimachi, Uki City Kumamoto
Contact
Misumi Branch Office, Uki City Office
TEL
0964-53-0010
URL
http://www.city.uki.kumamoto.jp/misumi/
 

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