Minato Mirai 21
Minato Mirai 21 ( Japanese み な と み ら い 21 , German “Hafen Zukunft 21”, abbreviated MM21) is a large urban development project in Yokohama . It was built on 110 hectares of former docks and port facilities and another 76 hectares from land reclamation projects .
The plans for the rebuilding of the area date back to the 1960s. The determination of the project name was given to the citizens of Yokohama in a competition in 1981. The first construction work started in November 1983. First, the Nippon Maru Memorial Park was completed in 1985 . The first major projects followed in 1989 with the Yokohama Exotic Showcase '89 (YES '89), the Yokohama Art Museum and the opening of the Yokohama Bay Bridge . The defining buildings of the skyline are the Pacifico Yokohama (1991), the tallest skyscraper in Japan until the beginning of 2014, the Yokohama Landmark Tower (1993), Queen's Square Yokohama (1997) and the CosmoClock 21 ferris wheel.
Parts of the area are still being developed; some sections are under construction or planned.
In 2004 the Minatomirai line was opened, which creates a connection to Yokohama Station and Chinatown .
Web links
- Official website (Japanese, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 KK: Basic Agreement on Town Development (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ 開 発 募集 予 定 街区 情報 ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 35 ° 27 ′ 29 ″ N , 139 ° 37 ′ 56 ″ E