"Minato Mirai 21 is a waterfront area created by the redevelopment of Yokohama harbor. MM21 is built on reclaimed foreshore and on the old site of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (originally Yokohama Dock Co.) shipyard, which closed in 1980.
It might seem counterintuitive to search for the past in the port’s future. But preservation of early port artifacts has partially guided Minato Mirai 21 development. Things worthy of preservation however were erased or removed(…)
In 1911 a railway joined its customs freight house and Yokohama Station (Sakuragicho Station), via bridges and artificial islands (…) ."
The Minato Mirai project saw the conversion of the old railway into a 500-meter-long boardwalk called Kishamichi Promenade. It utilizes two of the original bridges."
(Burritt Sabin, 'A historical guide to Yokohama', ed. Yurindo, Yokohama, 2002, p. 122-123)
One of the bridges is clearly visible on the old postcard. However, in today's picture a recent road bridge unfortunately obstructs the view. But the original railway bridge is still there… At least one thing that didn’t disappear.
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