Minatomirai21 is the name of the district facing Yokohama Port in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
みなとみらい21は、神奈川県横浜市にある、横浜港に面している地区の名前です。
Minatomirai21／みなとみらい21
name／名前
district／地区
face／面する
Yokohama Port／横浜港
Kanagawa Prefecture／神奈川県
In addition to large-scale commercial facilities such as Landmark Tower, this is a city where many facilities such as theme parks, Ferris wheels, parks, hotels, and historic buildings are integrated.
The Yokohama Expo was held in 1989, and since then the development of this area has begun in earnest.
1989年には、横浜博覧会が開催され、これ以降、この地区の開発が本格化していきました。
The Yokohama Expo／横浜博覧会
held／hold（開催する）の過去形
since then／ それ以来
development／開発
area／地区
begun／begin（始まる）の過去形
in earnest／本格的に
「Expo」は「exposition」で「博覧会」です。
In 1993, the 296m-high Landmark Tower, which was the tallest building in Japan at the time of construction, opened, and after that, large-scale commercial facilities and hotels continued to be built.
After that, construction of hot spring facilities, theme parks, parks, offices, shopping malls, etc. continued, and plans for development of various facilities have been announced in the future.
Yokohama Cosmo World is an amusement park in the Minatomirai21 district.
よこはまコスモワールドは、みなとみらい21地区にある遊園地です。
Yokohama Cosmo World／よこはまコスモワールド
amusement park／遊園地
Minatomirai21／みなとみらい21
district／地区
Admission is free and you can buy tickets and use attractions.
入場料は無料で、チケットを購入してアトラクションを利用します。
admission／入場料
free／無料
buy／購入する
tickets／チケット
use／利用する
attractions／アトラクション
The large Ferris wheel “Cosmo Clock 21”, which can be said to be the symbol of Minatomirai 21, is the world’s largest Ferris wheel with a clock function, and at night you can overlook the beautiful night view of Minatomirai 21 from the Ferris wheel.
The Nippon Maru Exhibition Dock was originally built for ship repairs, and now the sailing ship Nippon Maru is moored.
日本丸展示ドックは、もともとは船の修繕用に建設されたもので、現在は帆船日本丸が係留されています。
The Nippon Maru／日本丸
Exhibition／展示
Dock／ドック
originally／もともと
built／build（建てる）の過去形
ship／船
repair／修理
sailing ship／帆船
moor／つなぐ、係留する
The dock was designated as a national important cultural property in 2000, and the sailing ship Nippon Maru was designated as a national important cultural property in 2017.
You can take a tour of the inside of the sailing ship Nippon Maru, and you can see what it was like when it was actually used for navigation, such as the deck and cabin.
The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse was built as a warehouse by the Meiji government, but now Building No. 1 is a cultural facility such as an exhibition space and a hall, and Building No. 2 is a commercial facility.
The area around the Red Brick Warehouse is maintained as a Red Brick Park, which is a popular tourist spot visited by more than 6 million tourists annually.
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