History

Year
1913	The Wajima Town Council submitted the petition to build a port of refge to the office of Ishikawa Prefecture.
1920	Ishikawa Prefecture implemented research on the Port of Wajima and made a plan to build a breakwater and remove reefs (sunken rocks).
1922	Began the breakwater construction and reef removal
1936	The framework of today’s Port of Wajima was completed
1951	Designated as a port of refuge
1952	Ishikawa Prefecture commissioned the Transportation Research institute to conduct model testing of breakwater placement
1953	A project under national direct control (secondary) and the first construction work of breakwater elongation began
1965	The first construction work of breakwater elongation (183m) was completed
1978	The project under national direct control (secondary) began
1980	The work station, Minato Bridge, was completed
1981	Construction of the fourth breakwater (offshore breakwater) began
1983	Placement of caissons for the fourth breakwater began
1997	The head part of the fourth breakwater (artificial rocks) is complete

Port of Wajima as of 1979

Assistance Service Desk of the Sea and Port

Toll-free number Hours of operation 0120-497-370 Also accessible from Mobile and PHS

Sea Wave Information in Ports(Real-time)

You have access to the real-time wave information at all ports in Japan. Broadcasted by The Nationwide Ocean Wave information network for Ports and Harbors (NOWPHAS)

The Ports, Harbor and Coastal Ocean Information Center

You can check the information of waves in the Hokuriku region from your mobile phone.