Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい21?), often shortened to Minato Mirai, is a large urban development in Yokohama, Japan. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
The name, which means "Harbor Future 21," was selected in a public competition. Construction of the area started in 1983. Built largely on reclaimed land, the area now features the Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest skyscraper, the Queen's Square shopping mall, the Pacifico convention center, Intercontinental Hotel, and more. Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state (such as after The is the tallest building in Japan, standing high It is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city right next to Yokohama Museum A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper Next to Landmark Tower is Yokohama Museum of Art. Yokohama Museum of Art (横浜美術館 founded in 1989 is located in the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city next to the Yokohama
As of 2004, 20 years after the start of development and despite a 50 percent asset tax discount, half the 88-acre (356,000 m²) area remained unoccupied. [1] The February 1, 2004 completion of the Minatomirai Line, which connects the area directly to both central Yokohama and Shibuya in Tokyo, is expected to revitalize construction in the area. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The, commonly known as the, is a subway line of the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company connecting Yokohama Station to Yokohama Chinatown through the is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 it had an estimated Population of 208371 and a density of 13540 persons officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Planned new tenants include the United Nations University. The (UNU is an agency of the United Nations established in Tokyo in 1973 to "research into the pressing global problems of human survival development
The area is a popular tourist spot together with nearby Yokohama Chinatown. Yokohama Chinatown ( Japanese: 横滨中華街, yokohama chūkagai; Simplified Chinese: 横滨中华街 Mandarin Pinyin Minato Mirai is one of the few places in the Tokyo-Yokohama area where the seashore is accessible, and not blocked by industry and harbour areas. Another is Odaiba. is a large Artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo.
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