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 PhotoBlog, Isn't It?
Minato Mirai 21 is the name of a project launched with an intention to dramatically transform the metropolitan area of central Yokohama.
Minato Mirai 21, an urban redevelopment in Yokohama overlooking Tokyo Bay.
Under the Minato Mirai 21 project they were moved to another part of the city, and the open space and reclaimed land were redeveloped to revive central Yokohama.
www.beernut.ca /japan/archives/002648.html   (229 words)

  
 Business Support
Minato Mirai 21 is further responsible for most part of Yokohama's exciting skyline: you will find here the Yokohama Landmark Tower, with 296 meters the highest building of Japan and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, as well as the Queen's Square office building complex.
The new Minato Mirai 21 subway line, which was opened in February 2004 provides direct and fast access not only to Yokohama Central Station, but also to Central Tokyo (Shibuya Station).
This way, Minato Mirai 21 combines the advantages of centrality on the one hand and comfortable, pleasant surroundings on the other hand, making it a really outstanding location for business.
www.yokohama-city.de /business/location/minatomirai21.html   (181 words)

  
 Yokohama, Kanagawa - Open Encyclopedia
Japan's tallest building, the Landmark Tower, is in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama.
Sightseeing spots in Yokohama include the port area (Yamashita Park, Minato Mirai 21, and Chinatown), the Yamate area (foreigners' cemetery and harbour view park), and Sankeien Garden.
The Isezakicho and Noge areas offer many colourful shops and bars and, with their restaurants and stores catering to residents from China, Thailand, South Korea, and other countries, have an increasingly international flavour.
open-encyclopedia.com /Yokohama,_Kanagawa   (651 words)

  
 Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 and Landmark Tower
Minato Mirai is also conveniently accessed from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Negishi Line) and Yokohama Subway Line.
Minato Mirai literally means "the harbor of the future".
The Landmark Tower (296 m) is one of Japan's tallest buildings and the symbol of Minato Mirai 21.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e3200.html   (263 words)

  
 Yokohama hotel Accommodation - JALPAK -
Minato Mirai 21 is a waterfront area that was redeveloped after the Yokohama Expo of 1989.
The Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama is a modern urban oasis located in the fashionable Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area, overlooking the sea.
Parks, shopping areas crammed with a variety of small shops, Chinatown with its scores of fine eateries and the Minato Mirai 21 area’s futuristic buildings, including Japan’s tallest, are a few of the many sites that await the adventurous visitor.
www.jalpak.com.au /city_pak/hotel/hotel_yokohama.htm   (161 words)

  
 Torii Online
Minato Mirai 21, carefully landscaped at the reclaimed land leaving lots of greenery area, attracts visitors from the young to the old.
Minato Mirai 21, which literally means Harbor Future 21st Century, has been changing its form drastically, aiming to be an international and informative center city since the project started in 1983.
Minato Mirai 21 offers the amenities of city life
www.usarj.army.mil /archives/archives/2001/mar/16/cultural/story01.htm   (603 words)

  
 Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 and Landmark Tower
Minato Mirai is also conveniently accessed from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Negishi Line) and Yokohama Subway Line.
Minato Mirai literally means "the harbor of the future".
Development of Minato Mirai was started in 1983, and it is still going on.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e3200.html   (603 words)

  
 Minato Mirai Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unlike other Yokohama Subway lines, the Minato Mirai Line was built by a consortium of Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture and the Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway.
Tokyu Toyoko Line trains from Shibuya, Tokyo run through on the Minato Mirai Line.
The Yokohama High-Speed Railway Minato Mirai 21 Line (横浜高速鉄道みなとみらい21線), commonly known as the Minato Mirai Line (みなとみらい線), is a 4.1-km, 6-station
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yokohama_High-Speed_Rail_Minato_Mirai_Line   (603 words)

  
 Yokohama
Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい21) 3 (http://www.minatomirai21.com/english/index.html) A futuristic city district built entirely on reclaimed land, if you like shopping then this is the place to check out.
The Minato Mirai 21 subway line from Yokohama station down the harborfront to Chinatown is the best method of accessing the main tourist haunts.
The tallest building in Japan is located in the new Minato Mirai 21 district.
wiki-news.markpol.biz /Yokohama   (1109 words)

  
 Yokohama Tours
Minato Mirai 21 is Yokohamas "Harbor City of the Future", and to really do it justice requires at least a full day.
The area around the station was Yokohamas premier commercial district when Minato Mirai 21 was just a gleam in an architects eye, and it continues to be a shoppers heaven.
Once you disembark in Minato Mirai 21, you can get a birds eye view of Yokohama and its surroundings from the Sky Garden Observatory on the 69th floor of Japans tallest skyscraper, Landmark Tower.
home.carolina.rr.com /wormold/Yokohama-3.htm   (1336 words)

  
 Minato Mirai Line
The Yokohama High-Speed Railway Minato Mirai 21 Line (横浜高速鉄道みなとみらい21線), commonly known as the Minato Mirai Line (みなとみらい線), is a 4.1-km, 6-station subway line connecting Yokohama station to Yokohama's Chinatown through the Minato Mirai 21 development.
Unlike other Yokohama Subway lines, the Minato Mirai Line was built by a consortium of Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture and the Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway.
Construction of the line started in 1993, but due to the need to extensively rework Yokohama station and other difficulties it took 11 years and 260 billion yen (2.5 billion USD) to complete the line.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Minato-Mirai-Line.htm   (220 words)

  
 Military Travel Center - TS_012904
Minato Mirai 21 continues to change the face of Yokohama even today, as the metropolitan area spawns many attractive features encompassing a functional business environment, commercial buzz, a taste of the Japanese culture and feeling of relaxation.
Yokohama has followed through with Minato Mirai’s direct translation of “minato,” Japanese for port town, and “mirai,” future.
The skyline of Minato Mirai 21, from left: Yokohama Landmark Tower, Queen's Square Yokohama buildings, the ferris wheel and Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel.
www.military.com /Travel/Content1/0,,TS_012904,00.html   (522 words)

  
 Japan Pictorial - Minato Mirai 21
Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) is Yokohama's vision of the future.
Once, only dockyards, the city is turning this harbour front area into a world class business / recreation complex.
It is designed to look like a sail, reflecting Yokohama's seafaring history.
www.shaav.com /travel/japan/minato-mirai21.htm   (126 words)

  
 UN Seahorse: Yokohama Port of Call
Minato Mirai 21, a public-private venture, was developed as a port, business and entertainment facility, conference and hotel center, and a shopping area.
he Yokohama Port of Call of UN Seahorse is located at the futurestic Minato Mirai 21 area of Yokohama.
Today, the city is using its convenient location in the Tokyo metropolitan area, its historical assets and its geographical advantages to aim for new commercial and cultural heights.
www.gdrc.org /oceans/un-seahorse/mm21.html   (158 words)

  
 ipedia.com: United Nations University Article
UNU is currently planning to relocate its Institute of Advanced Studies to the Minato Mirai 21 development in Yokohama, Japan.
www.ipedia.com /united_nations_university.html   (225 words)

  
 Business Support
Minato Mirai 21 is further responsible for most part of Yokohama's exciting skyline: you will find here the Yokohama Landmark Tower, with 296 meters the highest building of Japan and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, as well as the Queen's Square office building complex.
The new Minato Mirai 21 subway line, which was opened in February 2004 provides direct and fast access not only to Yokohama Central Station, but also to Central Tokyo (Shibuya Station).
This way, Minato Mirai 21 combines the advantages of centrality on the one hand and comfortable, pleasant surroundings on the other hand, making it a really outstanding location for business.
www.yokohama-city.de /business/location/minatomirai21.html   (225 words)

  
 Minato Mirai Line.html - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minato_Mirai_Line.html   (225 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Yokohama Subway
Lines 1 and 3 are currently operated together with trains running through from Shonandai to Azamino.
At 40.4 km, this is the second-longest subway in Japan after the Toei O-Edo Line in Tokyo.
Line 4 is scheduled for completion in 2007.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yokohama-Subway   (225 words)

  
 minato
Minato Mirai Line The Yokohama High-Speed Railway Minato Mirai 21 Line ( 21), commonly known as the Minato Mirai Line (), is a 4.1-km, 6...
Minato Mirai 21 Minato Mirai 21 () is a large urban development in Yokohama, Japan.
The Minato Mirai Line was built by a consortium of...
www.wikisearch.net /minato   (225 words)

  
 JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides
Minato Mirai District 21 is the town of future that is full of most modern high-rise buildings.
Minato Mirai District 21 is a new town that has been created where Yokohama Expo was held in 1989.
Minato Mirai District 21 is also a mega-shopping town.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/kanto/kanagawa/sakuragichou_mm21/sakuragichou_mm21.html   (225 words)

  
 21, - Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
Copyright © Minato Mirai 21 Town Guide Committee.
Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development,
Unions 21 brings together British Trade Unions with political parties to consider the future of unions and work.
www.hispider.com /?q=21   (461 words)

  
 Yokohama Hotels, a list of hotels in Yokohama Japan
The hotel is the centrepiece of the Minato Mirai 21 area, a city within a city concept in Yokoham...
Downtown, on Queen's Square Yokohama at Minato Mirai 21.
The Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama is located in the trendy / new Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area of...
www.hotelonlinebooking.com /japan-list/yokohama-hotels.html   (235 words)

  
 Tokyo : Side Trips : Yokohama Frommers.com
At the west end (closest to Minato-Mirai 21) is the Silk Center, where you'll find both the prefectural tourist office and the excellent Silk Museum, 1 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku (tel.
Befitting a city known for its firsts, for the past decade Yokohama has been developing Japan's largest urban development project to date, the Minato-Mirai 21, with a conference center, museums, hotels, and restaurants.
For many years after Japan opened its doors, silk was its major export, and most of it was shipped to the rest of the world from Yokohama, the nation's largest raw-silk market.
www.frommers.com /destinations/tokyo/0085020379.html   (3125 words)

  
 The Process: Photo Albums - Japan 2004/Minato Mirai 21
Minato Mirai translates to "harbor of the future," and it's one of the main attractions in Yokohama.
The Process: Photo Albums - Japan 2004/Minato Mirai 21
I know absolutely nothing about photography, but I think this is one of the most professional looking pictures I've taken.
www.toppa.com /photos/displayimage.php?pos=-143   (67 words)

  
 Yokohama - Wikitravel
Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい21) [3] ( http://www.minatomirai21.com/english/index.html) A futuristic city district built entirely on reclaimed land, if you like shopping then this is the place to check out.
The Minato Mirai 21 subway line from Yokohama station down the harborfront to Chinatown is the best method of accessing the main tourist haunts.
Chinatown is the terminus of the Minato Mirai 21 line.
www.wikitravel.org /en/article/Yokohama   (67 words)

  
 Minato Mirai Line
As a result, it is now possible to conveniently travel from Shibuya Station to the center of Minato Mirai in 30 minutes and to Yokohama Chinatown in about 35 minutes (using a limited express) without changing trains.
The Minato Mirai Line is a new underground railway line from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chukagai Station, serving central Yokohama.
To integrate the short new line into the existing railway network, the Minato Mirai Line has effectively become an extension of the Tokyu Toyoko Line, which connects Tokyo 's Shibuya Station with Yokohama.
www.japan-guide.com /news/0005.html   (67 words)

  
 Minatomirai Line
When the Minatomirai Line and the Tokyu Toyoko Line are connected and jointly operated, the service of the Tokyu Toyoko Line between Sakuragicho Sta.
It is also possible to go to famous spots such as Minato Mirai Area, Osanbashi (Yokohama International Passenger Terminal) and Yamashita Park easily.
The line is connected with the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Yokohama Sta.
www.city.yokohama.jp /me/naka/contents/english/life/transport/mm21-2.html   (67 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Japan > YOKOHAMA Subway
Line 3, from the current Line 1 terminus Azamino to Shin-Yurigaoka, is in planning stage for completion in 2015 at the earliest.
In spite of the high population, Yokohama has only one real subway line which is complemented by several local railways which offer a dense rail network also within the city (especially the Sotetsu and the Keikyu Lines).
The line counts 32 stations, most with central 120 m long platforms, 5 stations are on the surface( Center-Kita, Center-Minami, Nakamachidai, Nippa, Kaminagaya), average distance between stations is 1.3 km.
www.urbanrail.net /as/yoko/yokohama.htm   (67 words)

  
 Tokyo : Side Trips : Yokohama Frommers.com
Take the Keihin Tohoku Line from Tokyo, Yokohama, Sakuragi-cho, or Kannai stations to Shin-sugita, and then transfer to the Seaside Line to Hakkeijima Station.
Additionally, both the JR Yokosuka Line and JR Tokaido Line depart from Tokyo and Shinagawa stations, but they go only to Yokohama Station, where you'll have to transfer either to bus (for Sankei-en Garden) or subway (for Sakuragicho or Kannai).
The JR Keihin-Tohoku Line from Tokyo passes through Yokohama Station and continues on to Sakuragicho and Kannai stations (the Tokyu-Toyoko Line goes only to Yokohama and Sakuragicho stations).
www.frommers.com /destinations/tokyo/0085020379.html   (67 words)

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