{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Esasi Ko","identifier":"JP ESI","unlocode":"JP ESI","city":null,"country":"Japan","waterBody":"Sea of Japan; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":41.866667,"longitude":140.116667},"description":"Esasi Ko is the small port of Esashi, capital of Hokkaido's Hiyama Subprefecture on Japan's Sea of Japan coast, UN/LOCODE JP ESI. Historically the port anchored Japan's most lucrative herring fishery from the 17th to 19th centuries, a boom era commemorated by Esashi's 2017 designation as Hokkaido's first Japan Heritage site. Present-day facilities are limited to general cargo berths and moorings for small and medium fishing and supply vessels; no container terminal or scheduled international shi","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/esasi-ko-port-jp-esi","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/esasi-ko-port-jp-esi","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Esasi Ko · (UN/LOCODE: JP ESI) · Japan · Very Small · 11 m"}