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	Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 and Landmark Tower
		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.
		Minato Mirai is also conveniently accessed from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Negishi Line) and Yokohama Subway Line.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e3200.html (271 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Kanagawa \| Sakuragi-cho and Minato Mirai District 21
		Minato Mirai District 21 is a new town that has been created where Yokohama Expo was held in 1989.
		Minato Mirai District 21 is the town of future that is full of most modern high-rise buildings.
		Minato Mirai District 21 is also a mega-shopping town.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/kanagawa/sakuragichou_mm21.html (328 words)

	PhotoBlog, Isn't It?
		Minato Mirai 21, an urban redevelopment in Yokohama overlooking Tokyo Bay.
		Minato Mirai 21 is the name of a project launched with an intention to dramatically transform the metropolitan area of central Yokohama.
		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
		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.
		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.
	www.yokohama-city.de /business/location/minatomirai21.html (181 words)

	Yokohama - World Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		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.
		Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい２１) [3] A futuristic city district built entirely on reclaimed land, if you like shopping then this is the place to check out.
	www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Yokohama (1107 words)

	yokohama echo: August 2003
		Running from Yokohama Station, through Minato Mirai, past the historical Kannai and Yamashita-cho districts, and terminating near the Chinatown and Motomachi areas, the 4.1 km line will provide the much-needed direct link between all of Yokohama’s major attractions, many of which have until now required a lengthy walk.
		The stylized "M" is for Minato Mirai and the blue colour represents the ocean.
		The Minato Mirai 21 district is also expected to receive a significant boost from the line; it is hoped that the until-now out-of-the-way areas of Minato Mirai 21 will now be able to better attract developers to continue the expansion of the district, filling up vacant office and retail space.
	www.yoke.or.jp /echo/0308/f.html (600 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Minato Mirai 21
		The February 1, 2004 completion of the Minato Mirai Line, which connects the area directly to both central Yokohama and Shibuya in Tokyo, is expected to revitalize construction in the area.
		The area is a popular tourist spot together with nearby Yokohama Chinatown.
		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.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Minato_Mirai_21 (204 words)

	Yokohama \| Recommended Tours\| City Guide \| WCities Destination Guide
		The area around the station was Yokohama’s premier commercial district when Minato Mirai 21 was just a gleam in an architect’s eye, and it continues to be a shopper's heaven.
		The slightly longer cruise takes you past Minato Mirai to Yamashita Park and the Hikawa-Maru, a luxurious passenger liner that is now a museum with a classy restaurant.
		Minato Mirai 21 is Yokohama’s "Harbor City of the Future," and to really do it justice requires at least a full day.
	www.wcities.com /en/guide/tours/187/guide.html (786 words)

	Minato Mirai 21 ~ MM21 - Port plan for the 21st Century
		Minato Mirai 21 ~ MM21 - Port plan for the 21st Century
		In 1988, the city of Yokohama set out on an ambitious plan called Minato Mirai 21, or MM21.
		Translated into English it the phrase means, "port plan of the future." From this a well developed downtown area is being developed.
	www.geocities.com /bokuhanazo/MM21.html (138 words)

	Tokyo : Side Trips : Yokohama \| Frommers.com
		Already boasting a huge state-of-the-art convention facility, three first-class hotels, Japan's tallest building, office buildings, two great museums, and an amusement park, the area is still under construction; upon completion, it will encompass 184 hectares (460 acres) housing 10,000 residents and employing 190,000.
		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.
		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 (3100 words)

	Yokohama travel guide - Wikitravel
		Yokohama Cosmo World [3], just across the water from Minato Mirai 21, is a small amusement park which boasts the Cosmo Clock 21, a 112.5m Ferris wheel which doubles as "the world's largest clock" (the 60 arms double as second hands).
		Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい２１) [4] A futuristic city district built entirely on reclaimed land.
		The three main hotels in the Minato Mirai area are the ultimate in local luxury, and occasionally offer their rooms on sale at bargain prices.
	wikitravel.org /en/Yokohama (2839 words)

	Military Travel Center - TS_012904 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The skyline of Minato Mirai 21, from left: Yokohama Landmark Tower, Queen's Square Yokohama buildings, the ferris wheel and Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel.
		Yokohama has followed through with Minato Mirai’s direct translation of “minato,” Japanese for port town, and “mirai,” future.
		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.
	www.military.com /Travel/Content1/0,,TS_012904,00.html (527 words)

	Yokohama Seaside
		A full day is recommended to see the full length which stretches from Minato Mirai 21 to the historic port area of Kannai and beyond to the old western residences quarter in the hills overlooking the bay.
		The Minato Mirai Line (subway) which follows along the water from Yokohama Station can be used to quickly move from area to area.
		It was constructed as part of the Minato Mirai 21 waterfront redevelopment and was completed on July 14, 1993.
	apike.ca /japan_yokohama_seaside.html (1027 words)

	Minato Mirai 21(MM21)
		MM21 is waterfront area in the city center redevelopment project and one of Japan's biggest projects.
		Minato Mirai 21 today is half city, half construction site.
		Minato Mirai 21 already is becoming an international community - a community that continues the Yokohama tradition of promoting international exchange.
	www.city.yokohama.jp /ne/business/b/mm21E.html (124 words)

	Art in Yokahama - New York Times
		Government planners tried to inject life with Minato Mirai 21, a futuristic development with a Ferris wheel, pedestrian-friendly esplanades and the Landmark Tower, the country's tallest building.
		Fueling the foot-traffic was the opening in 2004 of the Minato Mirai train line, linking the busy Shibuya station in Tokyo to the area.
		While street life in Minato Mirai is far from robust, the waterfront park attracts a steady flow of pedestrians seeking culture and open space, especially from the cramped Chinatown nearby (Japan's biggest).
	travel.nytimes.com /2006/04/02/travel/02surfacing.html (808 words)

	A Guide to Yokohama --- A website for soccer fans who will come to the INTERNATIONAL STADIUM YOKOHAMA in Japan to watch ...
		The Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) area has a futuristic skyline and is an area well representing Yokohama as an advanced city.
		At Minato Mirai 21, you will find a variety of sites including an international conference hall, THE LANDMARK TOWER YOKOHAMA (the tallest building in Japan), hotels, offices, shopping centers, an amusement park, and an art museum.
		Minato Mirai 21 (MM21) is accessed from JR Sakuragi-cho station, one station after the JR Yokohama station on the Keihin Tohoku line.
	www.asahi-net.or.jp /~KX5N-KGYM/yokohama/mm1.htm (359 words)

	Japan Pictorial - Minato Mirai 21 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		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)

	The Hindu Business Line : At the Future Port
		Yokohama’s Minato Mirai 21 is an ultra-modern port… a far cry from its origins as a small fishing village.
		The ‘Future Port of the 21st century’ was a project designed to relocate the old shipyards and warehouses, thereby using the reclaimed land to transform the old harbour-town into a modern port.
		The reclaimed land became the Minato Mirai district housing tall buildings, sports complexes, amusement centres like the Cosmoworld, with a roller-coaster, water games and Ferris wheel.
	www.blonnet.com /life/2007/07/06/stories/2007070650030200.htm (885 words)

	Yokohama Travel Guide
		Landmark Tower The tallest building in Japan is located in the new Minato Mirai 21 district.
		Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい２１) [1] (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.
		Snacks are sold on the streets, but most restaurants in the area are quite expensive.
	www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/Yokohama (653 words)

	Tokyo Japan Tourism: Yokohama
		Already boasting a huge state-of-the-art convention facility, three first-class hotels, Japan's tallest building, office buildings, two great museums, and an amusement park, the area is still under construction; upon completion, it will encompass 184 hectares (460 acres) housing 10,000 residents and employing 190,000.
		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.
		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.sidestep.com /travel-info-g3046468-t22322-yokohama_tokyo_japan (3065 words)

	Yokohama Travel Guide - Tokyo, Japan
		Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい２１) is a large urban development in Yokohama,
		The name, which means "Port Future 21," was selected in a public competition.
		Minato Mirai is one of the few places in the Tokyo-Yokohama area where the
	picturetokyo.com /travel/yokohama.html (1049 words)

	Minato Mirai Line
		The Minato Mirai Line is a new underground railway line from Yokohama Station to Motomachi-Chukagai Station, serving central Yokohama.
		As its name suggests, the new line serves the recently redeveloped city district of Minato Mirai 21, which had previously lacked convenient, central access by public transportation.
		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.
	www.japan-guide.com /news/0005.html (197 words)

	yokohama
		Rubble from the quake was used to reclaim land for parks, the most famous of which is the Yamashita Park on the waterfront which opened in 1930.Yokohama was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by 30-odd US air raids during World War II.
		Minato Mirai 21 hosted the Yokohama Exotic Showcase in 1989, which saw the first public operation of Maglev trains in Japan and the opening of CosmoClock 21, at the time the largest ferris wheel in the world.
		In between is a major harbourside redevelopment called Minato Mirai 21.
	webraindor.info /wiki/yokohama (1041 words)

	UN Seahorse: Yokohama Port of Call
		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.
		Minato Mirai 21, a public-private venture, was developed as a port, business and entertainment facility, conference and hotel center, and a shopping area.
	www.gdrc.org /oceans/un-seahorse/mm21.html (158 words)

	YOKOHAMA
		The Minato Mirai 21 subway line from Yokohama station down the harbour front to Chinatown is the best method of accessing the main tourist haunts.
		A short walk from Chinatown this is probably one of the most fun places to watch a baseball game in Japan.
		Minato Mirai 21 (みなとみらい２１) [1] A futuristic city district built entirely on reclaimed land, if you like shopping then this is the place to check out.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/yokohama.htm (766 words)

	Mini Encyclopedia Minato Mirai 21 みなとみらい21地区 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The project began with the relocation of a whole shipyard followed by extensive landfill.
		Today, Minato Mirai 21 is a leading business and tourist center including international convention facilities, museums, office complexes, and the world's largest Ferris wheel.
		In 1989, it was the site of an urban exhibition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Yokohama municipal administration and the 130th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama port entitled "Yokohama Exotic Showcase (YES '89)," which attracted over 13 million visitors.
	www.tjf.or.jp /deai/contents/teacher/mini_en/html/minatomirai.html (98 words)

	Minato Mirai 21, Yokohama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Minato Mirai 21 district began development in 1983, with the aim of creating a new commercial heart for Yokohama.
		Covering a total of 186 hectares of former ports, MM21 (as it is known for short) transformed Yokohama from a low-rise city with few buildings over 100m tall, to one of Japan's most important high-rise clusters, with the country's tallest building at its heart.
		Development on the vast site continues 20 years after the project's inception, led by the Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 Corporation.
	www.emporis.com /en/wm/zo/?id=100145 (116 words)

	Yokohama Tours
		When you've had enough of the downtown shopping district, move on to Minato Mirai 21--Yokohamas futuristic waterfront wonderland.
		The slightly longer cruise takes you past Yamashita Park and the Hikawa-Maru, a luxurious passenger liner that is now a museum with a classy restaurant.
		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)

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