Yokohama Air Cabin provides aerial views of the cityscape for passengers. (Wataru Sekita)
YOKOHAMA City officials here are hoping that the Yokohama Air Cabin, Japan s first urban ropeway, will offer a huge lift to tourism in the port city when it starts operations on April 22.
It will carry passengers in the Minato Mirai 21 district over a distance of about 630 meters between two stations close to touristy areas.
At night, both stations and the gondolas will be lit up, setting a bright, festive mood in the city.
“We hope that it will have a ripple effect on the entire coastal area in the city center as a new symbol of Yokohama,” a senior city official said.
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Aerial view of Minato Mirai, Yokohama, Japan.
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Once a quiet fishing village, Yokohama became Japan’s primary port after the country opened to foreign trade in the 19th century, acting as a gateway to the Western world and prospering as a result. But World War II brought an end to the city’s ascension and in the years that followed many companies relocated to Tokyo, taking Yokohama’s erstwhile economic stimulus with them.
Recognizing the need to overhaul the city’s image, development plans were drawn up in 1965 to re-establish the capital of Kanagawa prefecture as a major business center. One such project was Minato Mirai 21 commonly known as Minato Mirai a planned urban center built on reclaimed land that has become not only the Central Business