Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
Completing this series of blog posts about the city of Yokohama is Minato Mirai 21, a seaside urban area in central Yokohama whose name means "harbor of the future".
It has many large high-rises, shopping centers, hotels, a convention center, museums, parks, etc. Until the 1980s the area was a large shipyard, but the shipyard moved and development began for a new city center.
The Pacifico convention center is one of the largest in Japan, beside it is the distinct Intercontinental Hotel with its rounded structure.
Queen’s Square offers a variety of shops and restaurants, including various well known brand stores. The Minato Mirai subway station is located in the basement.
The Landmark Plaza is located just beside Queen’s Square and adjacent to the Landmark Tower, Japan’s tallest building at 296 meters. The five floors of the Landmark Plaza feature a similar variety of shops and restaurants to those found in the Queen’s Square, including a Pokemon Center on the 4th floor.
The Landmark Tower has an observatory on its 69th floor called the Sky Garden, offering spectacular views of the area.
The Cosmo World amusement park has a handful of roller coaster rides, carnival attractions, a kid’s zone and a large Ferris wheel that doubles as a clock.
Finally, a few pictures of the Minato Mirai 21 area at night with lights.
Related posts:
- Yokohama Motomachi Shotengai
- Yokohama Chinatown
- Yokohama Central Town Festival
- 2010 Camera and Photo Imaging Show
- Yokohama 150th Year Anniversary
When were these pictures taken? I see Nissan’s new HQ was under construction in one of your pictures. It was topped out last summer, so it must be from at least a few months before.
These pictures were taken between 2008 and 2010 as we visited several times when we were living in Tokyo.
I remember when this whole area of Yokohama was nothing but warehouses.
It’s much nicer now.
Thanks for commenting. Yes, Yokohama is quite nice and a good place to visit, close to Tokyo.
I lived in Yokohama back in 1997 and have been back a couple times since. It’s been neat watching Minato Mirai grow up.
There are some very nice photos here. I really like the night shots.
Thank you for visiting my blog and your nice comment. Yokohama is one of my favorite places. Looks like you are visiting Japan – have a great trip!
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