{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Choshi","identifier":"JP CHO","unlocode":"JP CHO","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":35.733333,"longitude":140.85},"description":"Where the warm Kuroshio and cold Oyashio currents meet off Cape Inubō, Choshi works one of Japan's richest fishing grounds at the mouth of the Tone River in Chiba Prefecture. Landings reached around 236,000 tonnes in 2022, spanning some 200 species including bonito, sardine and mackerel, which makes fishing — not container or general cargo — the harbour's core business. The city pairs this with a long-established soy-sauce industry rooted in local maritime trade. As a natural river harbour with ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/choshi-port-jp-cho","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/choshi-port-jp-cho","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Choshi · (UN/LOCODE: JP CHO) · Japan · Very Small · 4.9 m"}