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Landmark Tower
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Minato Mirai literally means "the harbor of the future". It is a futuristic, new city area in Central Yokohama consisting of office and residential space, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, convention centers and public parks. Development of Minato Mirai was started in 1983, and it is still going on.
The Landmark Tower (296 m) is one of Japan's tallest buildings and the symbol of Minato Mirai 21. It was completed in 1993 and houses many offices, a hotel, restaurants, a shopping center and other community space.
Visitors can access the building's observatory deck, the "Sky Garden" on the 69th floor by means of one of the world's fastest elevators (750 meters per minute). Under good air conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen from the observatory deck.
Pacifico Yokohama is one of the world's largest convention centers, located a few hundred meters from the Landmark Tower. It includes the roundly shaped Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel, which, together with the nearby Ferris Wheel (of Cosmo World amusement park), makes one of Yokohama's most typical sights.
Right: Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel and the Ferris Wheel
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The most centrally located station is Minato Mirai Station on the Minato Mirai Line, two stations from Yokohama Station.
Note that trains on the Minato Mirai Line continue to run on the Tokyu Toyoko Line to Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Limited express trains take about 30 minutes and 440 Yen from Shibuya to Minato Mirai.
Minato Mirai is also conveniently accessed from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Negishi Line) and Yokohama Subway Line.
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| Landmark Tower Sky Garden | | Hours: | 10:00 to 21:00 (until 22:00 on Saturdays) Admission until 30 minutes before closing time. | | Closed: | No closing days | | Admission: | 1000 yen |
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Users who have been to Yokohama: 798
Users who have been to Minato Mirai: 360 2nd of 6 most visited sights in Yokohama. 42nd of 509 most visited sights nationwide.
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