KagoshimaHarbor
KAGOSHIMA
KAGOSHIMA HARBOR
Kagoshima Harbor is located at 31° 35'N, 130° 34'E and is one of the principal ports in Kyushu. It is primarily an exporting port for agricultural and light industrial products. Additionally, it is a terminal point for auto/ passenger ferry boats operating between Japan and Okinawa. On occasion, the U.S. Navy utilizes the city as a liberty port.
The harbor facilities in the Kagoshima port area consist of numerous "ports" that have been constructed to provide specialized services for various industries. These ports stretch southward from the central city area for approximately 10 n mi. Figure V-73 depicts some of these "ports" servicing Kagoshima City. It should be noted that as newer facilities are built or planned, they will be designed to accommodate the larger vessels that are currently being built. For example, at the newer port at Taniyama No. 2 (not shown), the south berth is approximately 4300 ft long with a design depth of 43 ft., while at an older port, Shinkoh Harbor further to the north, the longest berth is approximately 850 ft with a limiting depth of about 25 ft.
Currents in the harbor area flow at a speed of about 2 kt when the tide is setting south in the area between Kagoshima City and Sakurajima. These currents result from rising and ebbing tides and are not considered hazardous to navigation. There is no known record of a tsunami ("tidal wave") affecting the harbor.
The outer harbor has numerous anchorages with poor holding strength (fine to coarse sand and shale). There are no safe typhoon anchorages in the area. (Refer to Port Directories of U. S. Pacific Fleet and Military Sealift Command for details on additional port and harbor facilities.)
Source: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/japan/kagoshim/text/sect2.htm
