The sunset shines brightly at this mysterious fishing port shaped like a wine glass. A photo taken from the air of Kuninui Fishing Port in Hokkaido has been creating a buzz on social media. People are expressing their surprise, saying things like, "I'm a Hokkaido resident, but I had no idea," and "It's so beautiful." We'll tell you what it is and why this port was created.

A photo that has been gaining attention on social media is an aerial view of Kunnui Fishing Port in Oshamanbe Town, Hokkaido. The photo posted by mimizuku shows the unique rounded shape of the port superimposed on the sunset, creating a beautiful landscape that looks like wine being poured into a glass.

This post has received many comments on social media expressing sympathy for its beauty, such as "It's beautiful," "I'm a Hokkaido resident and I had no idea," and "It's like a rippled tablecloth."

How did Hokkaido's only island fishing port come into being?

It is also known as the "wine glass fishing port" due to its distinctive shape.

Kuninui Fishing Port, facing Funka Bay in Hokkaido, is a rare fishing port in Japan, packed with ingenuity to coexist with nature. Funka Bay is one of Japan's leading fishing grounds, but the area around Kuninui is a coastline with wide sandy beaches, so building a regular fishing port could change the flow of sand and have an impact on the coast and living creatures. So they came up with a new type of "island fishing port," which involves building an artificial island a short distance from the coast.

Kuninui Fishing Port was the first fishing port in Japan to adopt this island structure, and was built in the 1980s. It was designed to avoid interfering with the natural movement of ocean waves and sand, and while it is a fishing base, it also takes into consideration the surrounding coastal environment. Its unique shape is also known as a "wineglass-shaped fishing port," and when viewed from above, it creates a beautiful silhouette.

Hokkaido has hidden beauty that is just around the corner. The next time you visit, be sure to look for this "wineglass port."