Reading the magazine “Port of Osaka” (Part 4)”Osaka Port construction Episodes” by Sakishima Chiruto
”Osaka Port construction Episodes” was serialized 13 times (No.211-223) over a two-year period from July 1995 to 1997. The author, under the pseudonym “Sakishima Chiruto,” was Hideo Ohnishi, former director general of OPA and chairman of the OPPA. The author writes, “I would like to touch on Johannis de Rijke and other pioneers of the Osaka port construction, and pick up port construction projects and related stories with reference to port construction history book and other sources. The headings of each series are as follows.
(01) Introduction / About Johannis de Rijke /De Rijke and the Dutch Engineers / De Rijke's Footsteps
(02) Osaka Port Construction Project history book / Survey and Budget of the project / De Rijke's Achievements
(03) Background of the time when the Osaka port construction work started /Systematization of the port construction work
(04) Port Construction Office /About Dr. Tadao Okino /About Dr. Kimitake Furuichi / Other engineers
(05) Difficulty in procuring funds for the construction /Struggling with the soft ground /Dredging and reclamation beyond design forecasts /Discrepancies in financial plans such as redemption of public bonds
(06) Osaka Shipping and Vessels from Edo Period to Meiji Period /Activities and Decline of Hokkoku route shipping /Activities of the shipping agencies /Foreign trade and Kawaguchi district in Osaka port / Activities of Chinese merchants
(07) The best fishing platform in the East Asia /About F the revered old Mr. Fusazo Taniguchi
(08) Temporary harbor survey committee, etc.
(09) About Shainden (a newly reclaimed rice field ) No.1
(10) About Shinden No.2
(11) Salty hot spring in Northern Port and Northern Beach / Chikko Great Hot spring and Mr. Tomekichi Moriguchi / Kotobukiya Chikko Factory and Suntory Museum / Kizugawa Airport and the phantom Yamatogawa Airport
(12) Distribution and the Port in Ancient Times /The Manorial Period and the Emergence of Port Transport /Port Transport Industry in the Edo Period /Port Transport Industry after the Meiji Restoration /The Development of Osaka Port and the Development of Port Transport Industry
(13) Technological Changes at the port construction /Breakwater Construction /Construction of Mooring Quay
These Episodes describes in detail the historical background and economic situation of Osaka port construction from the Edo period to the Meiji period, including shipping, trade, and newly reclaimed rice field development. The book also provides an explanation of how Osaka Port was constructed from both technical and economic perspectives, using specific statistical data, drawings, and other materials. Many of the books cited in the book are also valuable, such as “The Past and Future of Osaka Port,” “A Side History of Osaka Port Construction,” and “Talking about the Past of Osaka Port: A Roundtable Discussion” by Dr. Jinichiro Matsunami, a doctor of law (Vol. 7（7), 15（3）, and 27（1-2） of “Port and Harbor” by the Japan Ports Association, respectively. ), etc., will also be helpful for a better understanding of the situation. After reading through the book, I was again surprised by the author's broad and deep knowledge, as long-standing questions and things that had been unclear became clear.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of the Port of Osaka, to those who make their living from the Port of Osaka, and to those involved in the construction and operation of the Port of Osaka.
This volume is available to read on the OPPA （Osaka Port Promotion Association） website, as follows.
Feb. 2025
https://www.oppa.or.jp/joho-4.html
① はじめに /デ・レーケについて /デ・レーケとオランダ人技師団 /デ・レーケの足跡
② 大阪港築港工事誌 /調査と予算 /デ・レーケの業績
③ 築港工事開始時の時代背景
/築港工事のシステム化
④ 築港事務所 /沖野忠雄について /古市公威について /その他の技師
⑤ 工事資金調達の難航
/軟弱地盤に苦戦 /設計予測を越えた浚渫、埋立 /公債償還等財務計画の齟齬
⑥ 江戸時代から明治にかけての大阪海運と船
/北国船の活躍と衰退 /廻船問屋の活躍 /外国貿易の進展と~川口～ /中国商人の活躍
⑦ 東洋一の魚釣台 /谷口房蔵翁について
⑧ 臨時港湾調査会のことなど（特に項目見出しはない）
⑨ 新田について（その１） ⑩新田について（その２）
⑪ 北港潮湯と北港海岸
/築港大潮湯と森口留吉 /寿屋築港工場とサントリーミュージアム
/木津川飛行場と幻の大和川飛行場
⑫ 古代の流通とみなと
/荘園時代と港湾運送の芽生え /江戸時代の港運業 /維新後の港運業/築港利用の進展と港運業の発達
⑬ 築港工事に見る技術の推移
/防波堤建設 /繋船岸の建設
大阪築港の江戸期から明治にかけての海運、貿易、また新田開発の状況まで合わせて時代背景、経済状況が詳細に調査の上記載されており、また、デ・レーケをはじめとした明治期の技術者にスポットを当てて、具体的な統計資料、図面等を駆使して、どのように大阪港が建設されていったのかが、技術面、経済面から解説されている。また引用書籍も貴重な内容のものが多く、例えば、法学博士の松波仁一朗氏の「大阪港の過去と将来」「大阪築港の側面史」、「大阪港の昔を語る‐座談会記」（それぞれ、日本港湾協会「港湾」7巻7号、15巻3号、27巻1‐2号）なども併読するとより理解が深まると思う。今回通読して、長年の疑問や、判然としなかったことが腑に落ち、改めて筆者の幅広く深い知識に驚かされた。
大阪港の歴史に興味のある方や、大阪港を生業としている方、大阪港の建設、運営に携わっている方々には特に一読をお勧めしたい。
本編は大阪港振興協会ホームページ に掲載されています。
2025年02月
https://www.oppa.or.jp/joho-4.html
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