Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
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When Japan emerged from centuries of isolation in the mid-19th century, Yokohama was a tiny seaside village, home to only 100 people or so. But as the tide of internationalization rose, a port was established and Yokohama began to grow as a gateway to Japan. Yokohama is now a leading international trading port, the second largest city in Japan after Tokyo. Situated just a short distance along the coast from the Japanese capital, and within easy reach of Haneda Airport, Yokohama is now a magnet for tourists not just from Japan but from every corner of the world; it's a place everyone wants to visit. Minato Mirai 21 is a modern urban development that was created, and continues to evolve, on 186ha of land. A shipbuilding facility that used to divide Yokohama's two main urban centers on Tokyo Bay was relocated, and additional land was reclaimed from the sea. In 1989 an exposition was held to mark the 100th anniversary of Yokohama's city status and the 130th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port. Following that event development gathered momentum, and now the area boasts office blocks, commercial facilities, hotels, amusement parks and convention facilities, as well as such cultural amenities as art museums and concert halls. This, the new face of Yokohama, offers an entire spectrum of urban functions and attracts more than 70 million visitors every year. Minato Mirai 21 is full of great experiences. The liberating expanse of Tokyo Bay and the dynamic appeal of the contemporary architecture contribute to the area's strikingly unusual beauty, which you can enjoy from the elegant surroundings of several first-class hotels. For the shopper, more than 600 stores offer an astonishingly broad selection of goods ranging from top fashion brands to animation character merchandise. Apart from excellent Japanese cuisine, delicious food from around the world is available at more than 200 restaurants. Theme parks offer exciting rides, parks a place to sit and enjoy the seascape. Packed with pleasure, Minato Mirai 21 is a fun place to visit with family and friends at any time of year, on any occasion, and for so many different reasons. If you move on to the area beyond Minato Mirai 21, you'll find intriguing glimpses of a fascinating history in the Kannai district, which developed quickly in the second half of the 19th century after the Port of Yokohama opened, and beyond Kannai you'll arrive at Japan's largest Chinatown. Yokohama offers points of interest that no other city can match. And just a day trip away are some of the best hot spring baths in Japan at Hakone, as well as the globally renowned beauty of Mt. Fuji. So after a day of fun in Minato Mirai 21, you can spend the night at one of the area's great hotels and then the next day you can be soaking in an onsen or admiring a view of Mt. Fuji. That is the special appeal of a relaxing holiday based in Japan's new leading tourism and leisure destination: Minato Mirai 21.
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Polybius
Penang Island, Malaysia10 contributions
July 2019
My parent stayed here and every time i visit them, I'm amazed by the view here in Minato Mirai, this is a wonderful seaside urban area. It also has a great amusement park with a gigantic ferris wheel, I also proposed to my girl friend here in 2019 and succeed. Definitely my favourite spot in the world.
Written 3 February 2020
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Er-chan
Yokohama, Japan21 contributions
Oct 2020
A modern always in transformation area in Yokohama. Department stores, restaurants, hotels, convention centers, museums. All connected underground and open-air, waterfront walkways, parks, brick layered docks.
Written 27 November 2020
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Myluggageintheworld
366 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Easy day trip from Tokyo. Very good place to relax a bit After the crowd of Tokyo. Nice walk along the Sea. A cute afternoon like a local people could do, without tourists.
Written 5 January 2020
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Jillli
Dallas, TX9 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
Wonderful day trip from Tokyo. We combined Yokohoma with our trip to Kamakura. Very well connected to main train network. Beautiful area. Shopping malls, cable cars, the ocean, museums, fun day out. Well worth a trip.
Written 23 September 2023
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geelongexpat
Melbourne, Australia1,232 contributions
Nov 2023 • Solo
Interesting neighbourhood with skyscrapers galore on the port front. Lots of foreign and local businesspeople here. Everything is quite upmarket with luxury car dealerships spotted through. Lots of nice hotels and convention centres as well.
It’s a short walk to the port where there are a couple of parks to relax in. It’s also picturesque looking over the water and having the sea breeze blow in your face.
It’s a short walk to the port where there are a couple of parks to relax in. It’s also picturesque looking over the water and having the sea breeze blow in your face.
Written 7 November 2023
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KCS81
Singapore, Singapore384 contributions
Dec 2016 • Friends
Visited Minato Mirai (Yokohama) last year for a day trip and I fell in love with this place, so decided to stay here as a base for 5 nights. The overall stay was simply amazing. Christmas lights and decorations everywhere made the experience and ambiance wonderful! Minato Mirai is basically a seaside urban area which was previously a shipyard many years ago. It's a beautiful place to visit.
Recommended places to visit while you are here. The below are the places that I had visited.
1. Landmark Tower - beautiful view of Minato Mirai and it's surroundings
2. Cosmo World Ferris Wheel - you wont miss it and it looks beautiful at night.
3. Yamashita Park - A beautiful place for a nice stroll to enjoy the sea breeze/view, next to Yokohama Chinatown and Motomachi Shopping Street. (Motomachi-Chukagai Station)
4. Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse - unique shops and restaurants. Again, looks beautiful at night.
5. Yokohama Port Osanbashi - Take a 20 mins walk from Minato Mirai Station here for a nice stroll and amazing view of Minato Mirai 21. Highly recommended!
6. Loads of shopping malls - Queen's Square, The Landmark Plaza, The World Porters Mall, etc
7. Cup Noodles Museum (for kids)
8. Yokohama Chinatown - for Chinese food. (Motomachi-Chukagai Station)
From Tokyo, just take a local train (35-45mins) to Yokohama station. From there, take the Minato Mirai Line to Minato Mirai station (5mins). Have fun!
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Recommended places to visit while you are here. The below are the places that I had visited.
1. Landmark Tower - beautiful view of Minato Mirai and it's surroundings
2. Cosmo World Ferris Wheel - you wont miss it and it looks beautiful at night.
3. Yamashita Park - A beautiful place for a nice stroll to enjoy the sea breeze/view, next to Yokohama Chinatown and Motomachi Shopping Street. (Motomachi-Chukagai Station)
4. Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse - unique shops and restaurants. Again, looks beautiful at night.
5. Yokohama Port Osanbashi - Take a 20 mins walk from Minato Mirai Station here for a nice stroll and amazing view of Minato Mirai 21. Highly recommended!
6. Loads of shopping malls - Queen's Square, The Landmark Plaza, The World Porters Mall, etc
7. Cup Noodles Museum (for kids)
8. Yokohama Chinatown - for Chinese food. (Motomachi-Chukagai Station)
From Tokyo, just take a local train (35-45mins) to Yokohama station. From there, take the Minato Mirai Line to Minato Mirai station (5mins). Have fun!
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Written 27 December 2016
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KCS81
Singapore, Singapore384 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
I had such a great and amazing day trip at Yokohama (especially around the Minato Mirai 21 area) that I am planning another trip to Japan, specifically to Yokohama in Dec to spend a few days! If you are in Tokyo, I would highly recommend you visit Yokohama - either a day trip or spend a couple of days here. It is just 35-45mins by train from Tokyo (Shimbashi to Yokohama).
The view (both day time and night time) of the Yokohama port is simply stunning! Spent a couple of hours just walking along side the port and taking in the beautiful view. Interesting places to visit around this area are - Landmark Tower Sky Garden (great view of Yokohama from the top), Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Osanbashi Pier (stunning view!), shopping malls, Hard Rock Cafe Yokohama, Cup Noodles museum and many more! One can easily spend a day here, which is what we did.
We took a train from Shimbashi on the JR Tokaido Line to Yokohama station, which cost us 470yen - so easy and convenient.
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The view (both day time and night time) of the Yokohama port is simply stunning! Spent a couple of hours just walking along side the port and taking in the beautiful view. Interesting places to visit around this area are - Landmark Tower Sky Garden (great view of Yokohama from the top), Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Osanbashi Pier (stunning view!), shopping malls, Hard Rock Cafe Yokohama, Cup Noodles museum and many more! One can easily spend a day here, which is what we did.
We took a train from Shimbashi on the JR Tokaido Line to Yokohama station, which cost us 470yen - so easy and convenient.
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Written 14 June 2016
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Jen MonteCarlo
Dammam, Saudi Arabia392 contributions
Aug 2018
A convenient place to shop and unwind from a tiring day in yokohama. wide variety of shopping malls and great views along the dock.
Written 20 November 2018
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CathCPerth
Yokohama, Japan259 contributions
May 2015 • Friends
MinatoMirai is actually the central business district for the city of Yokohama but it is much more than that and should be the first port of call for anyone contemplating a trip to Yokohama. The area comprises a number of high rise buildings, the most famous and the tallest being Landmark Tower where you can find many shops, boutiques, restaurants, hotels and a fabulous viewing deck that provides the best panorama of the Minatomirai/Yokohama area. Landmark connects via underground shopping tunnels to Queens A B and C buildings that sit next to each other. Each of these contain high quality shops and restaurants. Also part of Minatomirai is the new Mark IS shopping centre building- a funky shopping complex that also contains Orbi- a great nature attraction for both adults and children. The Yokohama Museum of Art is immediately adjacent the MARK IS building so you can combine shopping, dining and art gazing. The main buildings of Minatomirai overlook the bay and Cosmo world attraction park sits on the water where you find a huge ferris wheel and exciting roller coaster. Also sitting in the port is the historic sailing ship Nippon Maru which you can pay a fee to enter. Wander around the port area and you will see various sculptures. Another shopping centre/food area is the Collette Mare building which is right next to Sakuragicho station. It has a walk way that joins you up to Landmark and Queens Tower buildings.
When you exit JR Sakuragicho station, you can either take the escalators leading up to Landmark tower, or walk down to the intersection and head in the direction of the port and walk along the waterfront. Minatomirai is particularly pretty at night when the ferris wheel lights up and the buildings are lit up so try and stay for the evening. The other way to get to MinatoMirai is on the subway- catch the TokyuTohoku Minatomirai line and get off at Minatomirai station. This brings you to the bottom of the Queens Tower C building.
Also within easy walking distance of Minatomirai is Aka Renga (Red Brick warehouse) complex- lots of shops and restaurants located in a historic old warehouse sitting on the port. Worth a visit. You can then continue walking past Aka Renga along the waterfront to Osanbashi Pier, then Yamashita Park and finish with a wander down Motomachi Street before catching a train from Motomachi-Chukagai station.
The area is much less crowded than Tokyo and it is very pleasant wandering along the water. There are also many activities and festivals often happening down in Minatomirai so check the Yokohama Visitors Guide before you head down there!
When you exit JR Sakuragicho station, you can either take the escalators leading up to Landmark tower, or walk down to the intersection and head in the direction of the port and walk along the waterfront. Minatomirai is particularly pretty at night when the ferris wheel lights up and the buildings are lit up so try and stay for the evening. The other way to get to MinatoMirai is on the subway- catch the TokyuTohoku Minatomirai line and get off at Minatomirai station. This brings you to the bottom of the Queens Tower C building.
Also within easy walking distance of Minatomirai is Aka Renga (Red Brick warehouse) complex- lots of shops and restaurants located in a historic old warehouse sitting on the port. Worth a visit. You can then continue walking past Aka Renga along the waterfront to Osanbashi Pier, then Yamashita Park and finish with a wander down Motomachi Street before catching a train from Motomachi-Chukagai station.
The area is much less crowded than Tokyo and it is very pleasant wandering along the water. There are also many activities and festivals often happening down in Minatomirai so check the Yokohama Visitors Guide before you head down there!
Written 3 June 2015
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diannes73
Bangkok, Thailand11 contributions
June 2013 • Couples
I've lived in Yokohama for 6 months and Minato Mirai was the place where I could go everyday and never get bored. It's the most romantic area to stroll along, alone or with a date. If you're looking for something to 'DO,' there's not much. But if you're more on the 'SEE,' this place is a perfect spot. Go there during the nighttime when the ferris wheel is lighted up. For a better route, get a map beforehand so that you won't get lost because the route could be quite long. For those people who loves walking like I am, you could get off at Yokohama station and walk to Minato Mirai, passing through various nice places (from the connected bridge to NISSAN headquarter). It's a roughly 30-min (slow) walk. And you could just take the train back from Minato Mirai if you're too tired to walk back. If you're in Yokohama, you have to go experience this romantic scenery at least once. Trust me, you'll fall in love with it.
Oh, also, there's a bicycle coin machine thingy for rent that you could just insert the coin in and you could use the bicycle for a day and come back and return it. It's located right at the exit of NISSAN headquarter once you've crossed the bridge, if I'm not mistaken. Somewhere close to Shin-Takashima station. Search more about it if you're interested.
Oh, also, there's a bicycle coin machine thingy for rent that you could just insert the coin in and you could use the bicycle for a day and come back and return it. It's located right at the exit of NISSAN headquarter once you've crossed the bridge, if I'm not mistaken. Somewhere close to Shin-Takashima station. Search more about it if you're interested.
Written 19 January 2014
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1--if i go to just one shopping mall, which would it be?? i don't like designer shops, and in tokyo, i like places like takeshita dor1-the harajuku area, kawaii monster cafe, la foret, 6% doki doki----what is the equivalent in yokohama??----if i go to just ONE shopping mall, which would it be??
2--at the red brick warehouse, which building is the best? there are several
3--if i have just one meal in yokohama (lunch)---a medium to a medium lower price restaurant with the most choices of foof (i prefer japanese or western)---which do you recommend? is there a japanese version of Sizzler here?
4--i use a wheelchair, will i have a hard time getting around? in tokyo i take taxis everywhere. are taxis available all over yokohama?
thank you for your info, toonza -
Written 15 April 2016
1) If you're in Minatomirai I recommend ColetteMare. Also I think you'd like the shops around Yokohama station like Lumine. If you like Takeshita-dori you might wanna check the street at west exit of Yokohama station, that goes to Vivre. 2) 2nd Redbrick warehouse. 3) There's actually Sizzler inside Yokohama Landmark Tower. I recommend Yokohama Bunmei Kaikan. They have Japanese, Chinese and Western. It's in the same building. 4) you can find taxis pretty much everywhere, but the views at Minatomirai are really beautiful I think you'd enjoy strolling around.
Hope that helps :)
Written 25 April 2016
how do we get there from tokoyo and how long does it take
Written 5 December 2015
Take any train (JR and Keikyu) that will get you to Yokohama station and once in Yokohama station get on the Minato Mirai Subway Line.
Written 6 December 2015
Se puede ver por varios lados del area Minato Mirai y Parque Yamashita ya que es un Open space bordeando al puerto.
Igual si buscas la mejor vista te recomiendo que te hospedes en algunos de los hoteles con vista al mar, Landmark, Yokhama Bay o Intercontinental.
Written 31 March 2015
Hi, how do I get to Toki no Sumika from Gotemba Premium Outlets? Thank you.
Written 12 January 2015
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