2.4. Port Management System

2.4.3 "Ports and harbors" Subject to Port Management

Both marine zones (port area) and land zones (waterfront zones) exist in Japan. The former refers to zones authorized by the national government as areas required for the management and operation of ports. The latter refers to zones that are intended to function in coordination with port zones as a single unit in order to ensure smooth management and operation of ports. These zones are designated in the City Planning Law or authorized by the national government. The establishment of management zones serves to 1) delineate the confines of the zones in which port management bodies possess management rights, 2) set criteria for the approval of port facilities, and 3) clarify regional limits of the national government's share of costs for port development.