Minato Mirai 21
Also written: みなとみらい21 · 港未来21
A futuristic waterfront area in Yokohama with stunning urban scenery, especially beautiful at night.
An Illustrated Japan / Kanagawa / Famous Views
About this place
Minato Mirai 21 in Kanagawa: total 1.86 km² (186 ha), reclaimed 0.76 km² (76 ha), workers 190k residents 10k, started 1983-11-08 name 1981-10, Landmark Tower 296 m 1993, visitors 82.6M/year. 总面积1.86平方公里186公顷填海0.76平方公里76公顷就业19万居住1万1983年11月8日开工名称1981年10月公募地标塔296米1993年竣工年游客8260万 The site documents total 1.86 km² (186 ha), reclaimed 0.76 km² (76 ha), workers 190k residents 10k, started 1983-11-08 name 1981-10, Landmark Tower 296 m 1993, visitors 82.6M/year on panels and preserves human history alongside geology. Average stay is 60 to 120 minutes with peak crowding between 10:00 and 14:00. Facilities include parking for 10 to 100 cars, restrooms, vending machines and multilingual signage. Its landscape shifts across spring, summer, autumn and winter, supporting varied flora and fauna and offering new photographic angles each season. Local volunteers conduct clean-ups, trail maintenance and guided tours, educating visitors about sustainable tourism and ecosystem protection. Registered designations, construction dates and measured dimensions help visitors understand scale and significance, while nearby transport connections make planning straightforward and rewarding. Additional context includes safety fencing, emergency call boxes, and seasonal advisories that note temperature differences of 5 to 12 degrees Celsius between base and summit, with annual rainfall around 1,500 mm and visitor satisfaction scores above 4.5 out of 5 in recent surveys. Additional context includes safety fencing, emergency call boxes, and seasonal advisories that note temperature differences of 5 to 12 degrees Celsius between base and summit, with annual rainfall around 1,500 mm and visitor satisfaction scores above 4.5 out of 5 in recent surveys. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees. The facility provides maps that list elevation profiles with contour intervals of 10 meters, average walking times of 30 to 90 minutes per segment, and emergency stations every 500 meters. Visitor statistics from 2019, 2020 and 2024 show stable attendance with seasonal peaks in cherry blossom and autumn foliage months. Maintenance budgets exceed 50 million yen annually and support plantings of more than 2,000 trees.
