The Moji Harbour

門司港は関門海峡､周防灘に臨んで九州の玄関口の位置を占め､交通の要衝として古代より発展したが､江戸期には寒村に過ぎなくなっていた｡明治22年の築港会社設立により発展を始めた｡本写真は港の発展の初期の段階に属すると思われる｡Moji is one of the entrance ports to Kyushu, facing the Kanmon channel and Shubo nada. It flourished as an important crossroad for transportation from the olden days, but during the Edo, it was only a lonely village. Development began with the establishment of the Port Building Company in 1889. This photo is believed to be that of the initial stages of the development of the port