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A port in Uki completed in 1887, one of the three great Meiji harbour works and a World Heritage site.
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One of the three great ports built in the Meiji era, in Uki. Designed by the Dutch hydraulic engineer Mulder and combined with the skills of Japanese stonemasons, it opened in 1887 (Meiji 20). Registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2015, its 756 m stone-built wharf, floating pier, drainage channels and more are protected.
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