Saturday, March 20, 2010

Yokohama Landmark Tower


Today I hit up みんあとみらい21in Yokohama, home to, well, a lot of things. There were tons of young guys in suits and girls in yukata heading there on the train but they all disappeared into one of the huge exhibit halls. Minato Mirai means literally harbor/port future and it's home to a gigantic complex of a mall, amusement park, docks, boat rentals, and the tallest building in the country, Yokohama Landmark Tower. The building is just under 1000ft. in height and there's a pay observation deck on the 69th floor. Once my rail pass is active I'll try and head back out there in the evening at the end of this trip.

This seems to be a place to take your family and there are some long waterside walkways and grassy open areas to let the kids chase pigeons. While walking around I noticed a guy's wallet obviously placed on the edge of a large concrete planter. No one was in the exact area so it had probably been there for some time...

Edit: Added pic showing this tower's defensive sculpture...

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