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Marine Tower
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• 15 Yamashita-chō • Daily 10am-10.30pm • ¥750 •
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marinetower.jp
Still the focal point of the area after all these years, the 106m-high
Marine Tower
was
built in 1961 to celebrate the port's centenary. Though it's supposedly the world's tallest
lighthouse, it's better to save your money for the Landmark Tower's much higher
observation deck (see below).
Hikawa-maru Museum
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, Nihon Yūsen Hikawa-maru • Off Yamashita-kōen • Tues-Sun 10am-5pm • ¥200 •
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0456 41 4362,
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nyk.com/rekishi
he
Hikawa-maru
, a retired passenger liner also known as the
Queen of the Pacific
,
was built in 1930 for the NYK line Yokohama-Seattle service, though it was later
commandeered as a hospital ship during World War II. It now serves as the
Hikawa-
maru Museum
, with the ship done up to look as it did in its prime.
Ōsanbashi
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Opposite the Hikawu-maru Museum, the
Ōsanbashi
pier is where cruise ships pull up
to berth at Yokohama's International Passenger Terminal. Originally dating from the
late nineteenth century, the pier was rebuilt in 2002 to a beautifully fluid, low-slung
design inspired by ocean waves - a skateboarder's dream come true. There are “proper”
cafés inside, but the snack shacks on the park-like roof area are the best place to grab a
drink; even if the coffee's not great, the superb view makes this one of the nicest spots
in the whole city.
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Minato Mirai 21 (MM21)
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•
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www.minatomirai21.com
In a bid to beat Tokyo at its own game, Yokohama boasts Japan's tallest building and is
creating a mini-city of apartment blocks, of
ces, recreational and cultural facilities:
Minato Mirai 21
, or
MM21
, a growing development that occupies over two square
kilometres of reclaimed land and disused dockyards.
The Yokohama Port Museum
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, Yokohama Minato Hakubutsukan • 2-1-1 Minatomirai • Tues-Sun 10am-5pm • ¥600 •
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nippon-maru.or.jp
he
Nippon-maru
training sail ship was built in 1930 and saw service up until 1984,
during which time she sailed the equivalent of 45 times round the world. The ship now
forms part of the enjoyable
Yokohama Port Museum
; you can explore the entire vessel,
which has plenty of English labelling throughout, as well as alternating Japanese and
English commentary over the loudspeakers.
Landmark Tower
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• 2-2-1 Minatomirai •
Observation deck
69F • Mon-Fri & Sun 10am-9pm, Sat 10am-10pm • ¥1000 •
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yokohama-landmark.jp
You can't miss the awesome, 296-metre-tall
Landmark Tower
- Yokohama's tallest
building by far, and still the second-tallest in the country. The
Sky Garden observation
deck
is on its 69th floor, and on clear days, when Fuji is flaunting her beauty, the
superb views more than justify the entry fee. You can also enjoy a coffee for about the
same price in the opulent
Sirius Sky Lounge
, another floor up in the
Royal Park Hotel
,
or splash out on an early evening cocktail as the city lights spread their magic.
The Yokohama Museum of Art
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, Yokohama Bijutsukan • 3-4-1 Minatomirai • Daily except Thurs 10am-6pm • ¥500; varying prices for special exhibitions •
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0452 21 0300,
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www.yaf.or.jp/yma
The centrepoint of the MM21 area is the splendid
Yokohama Museum of Art
, which is
filled with mostly twentieth-century works of Japanese and Western art. Such
