Port of Yura, Maritime facility in Yura, Japan

Port of Yura is a harbour spanning Yura in Hidaka District and Hidaka Town in Wakayama Prefecture, designated a local port on 1 August 1953 and managed by the prefecture. Its deep, rias-style coastline lets large vessels enter, supporting cement plants using local aggregate and a shipyard. The harbour area runs from Kōyazaki past Arishima to Hokuzaki.

The port appears in the Taiheiraku, a 14th-century war chronicle, and long served as a deep-water fishing harbour on a rias coast. In 1939 the Imperial Japanese Navy set up the Kii Defence Force here; after its 1945 disbandment, a minesweeping base followed in 1952 and a Maritime Self-Defence Force detachment in 1954. It was designated a local port on 1 August 1953, and a freight branch line from Kii-Yura Station served a wharfside station from 1928 to 1968.

Fishermen from the area use the port daily to sell their fresh catches, keeping alive traditions that have long been part of the community. Fishing activities shape the character of the place and show how important the sea is to people here.

The port has piloting services and provides ships with necessary supplies such as fuel oil, fresh water, and diesel. Visitors should keep in mind this is an active work area with vessel traffic, so following posted guidelines is important.

A freight branch line ran from Kii-Yura Station on the Kisei Main Line to Yura-uchi Station beside the harbour from 1928 to 1968, when the line closed. The harbour was designated a local port on 1 August 1953 and also serves as a refuge port in bad weather.