 Following the Meiji restoration, with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, Takaoka was registered as one of Japan's first 30 cities.The area around Fushiki Port was declared an open port for foreign trade by Imperial decree in July 1899.On November 1, 2005, the town of Fukuoka (from Nishitonami District) was merged into Takaoka.