Yokohama Minato Mirai Night Walk | Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel Fares and Hours, Illuminations, Red Brick Warehouse, Kishamichi, YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN, and Walking from Sakuragicho Station

Overview

Minato Mirai (Minato Mirai 21) is a district of Yokohama facing the port. Tall buildings, hotels, shopping malls, an amusement park, and commercial facilities in old warehouses line the waterfront, and at night the lights of the buildings and the Ferris wheel are reflected in the water. There is no admission fee if you just walk the route in this article and enjoy the night views.

• The Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel costs ¥1,000 per ride, and one rotation takes about 15 minutes. Tickets can only be bought with cash.
• The Ferris wheel is lit from sunset until around 24:00. It is also lit on days when the amusement park is closed (the lights may be off for inspections).
• Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse has no admission fee and is open every day except on legally required inspection days.
• Sky Garden, the observation floor of Yokohama Landmark Tower, is closed for repair work on the building. It is scheduled to reopen in 2028 or later.

The photos in this article were taken at night by the site operator. People’s faces have been blurred.

Itinerary

Walking from Sakuragicho Station to the Red Brick Warehouse

For a walk with night views, an easy route is to walk from Sakuragicho Station (JR and Yokohama Municipal Subway) toward the sea, pass in front of Yokohama World Porters, and continue to Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. According to Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, it is about a 15-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station to the Red Brick Warehouse via Kishamichi. On the way back, you can take a train from Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line, about a 6-minute walk from the Red Brick Warehouse.

1. Leave Sakuragicho Station and walk along Kishamichi.
2. You arrive in front of Yokohama World Porters. Yokohama Cosmo World and the Ferris wheel are right next to it.
3. Walk to Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
4. Head home from Bashamichi Station.

Kishamichi and Landmark Tower

Kishamichi (汽車道) is a promenade over the sea built on the route of an old railway. According to Yokohama World Porters, the rails and iron bridges still remain, and at night you can enjoy the night views as you walk. The walk from Sakuragicho Station to Yokohama World Porters via Kishamichi takes about 10 minutes.

The tallest building on the left of the photo is Yokohama Landmark Tower. It is 296 m tall and opened in 1993 (Yokohama Landmark Tower information). The shops and restaurants inside are open, but Sky Garden, the observation floor on 69F, is closed.

Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel

Cosmo Clock 21 is the Ferris wheel of the amusement park Yokohama Cosmo World. It is 112.5 m tall and has a large clock in the center that shows the current time. The amusement park has no admission fee; you buy a ticket for each ride.

The photo above was taken from almost the same spot as the first photo in this article, one minute later according to the clock on the Ferris wheel. The lights, which were rainbow-like in the first photo, had changed to red and blue. According to Yokohama Cosmo World, the lights can change color and shape, and sometimes show patterns or letters.

There are 60 gondolas, and each gondola holds up to 8 people. 4 of them are gondolas with transparent floors and walls (see-through gondolas), and the fare is the same as for the other gondolas.

Yokohama World Porters

Yokohama World Porters (YOKOHAMA WORLD PORTERS) is a shopping mall near Yokohama Cosmo World. Besides shops and restaurants, it has a movie theater. The restaurants and cafés are generally open until 23:00, so you can eat before or after looking at the night views. Unga Park Station of the YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN ropeway is in front of this shopping mall.

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse consists of brick buildings built as national warehouses. Building No. 2 was completed in 1911, and Building No. 1 in 1913. Since 2002, they have housed shops and restaurants (Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse information). Between the two buildings is a cobblestone plaza, and at night the buildings are lit up.

On 2F of Building No. 2, there is a tax-free counter where you can complete the tax-free procedures in one place (some shops are excluded). The tax-free counter is open 11:00–19:45. The tax-free rules are explained in Tax-Free Shopping in Japan | The Refund Method from November 2026 and What to Do When You Leave Japan.

Waterfront Hotel and Canal

On the Minato Mirai waterfront there is a tall hotel shaped like a sail. It is InterContinental Yokohama Grand, next to the convention center PACIFICO Yokohama. The photo was taken from a bridge over the canal.

Prices

Cosmo Clock 21 Fares

• The information does not say whether children under 3 ride for a fee or for free.
• Children who have not yet started elementary school must ride with a person aged 16 or over. The person riding with them also pays the fare.
• The amusement park does not sell unlimited-ride passes.

YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN Fares

YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN is a ropeway connecting its Sakuragicho Station, in front of JR Sakuragicho Station, and Unga Park Station, in front of Yokohama World Porters. The one-way distance is about 630 m, the highest point is about 40 m, and the ride takes about 5 minutes.

• The child fare is for elementary school students and for children aged 3 and over who have not yet started elementary school. Children under 3 ride free.
• Children of elementary school age and younger cannot ride by themselves. Each cabin must carry at least one paying passenger of junior high school age or older.
• On site, set tickets can be bought only at the ticket counters of the two ropeway stations. They cannot be bought inside Yokohama Cosmo World. The ticket counters sell set tickets until 20:00 on the day. Depending on Yokohama Cosmo World's closing time, sales may end earlier.
• With a set ticket, you can ride the Ferris wheel only before boarding for the Ferris wheel ends. Monday–Friday (excluding public holidays), boarding for the Ferris wheel ends 15 minutes before 20:00, so ride early.
• Round-trip tickets are sold until 30 minutes before closing time.
• QR code payments such as PayPay cannot be used at the ticket counters or ticket machines.

Opening hours

Opening Hours

The table below shows the hours from each official source, checked on October 18, 2026. Hours may differ by shop or restaurant.

• The Yokohama Cosmo World hours are those shown in the operating calendar for October and November 2026. In these two months, the park is closed every Thursday. For hours and closing days from December onward, check the official operating calendar.
• Boarding for the Ferris wheel ends 15 minutes before closing time. On busy days, it may end earlier.
• The YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN hours are those shown in the announcement for October and November 2026. In these two months, the days without service are October 14 and November 11.
• The Ferris wheel lights are separate from the opening hours and are on from sunset until around 24:00. If you only want to look at it from outside without riding, you can see it even after the park has closed.

Getting there

Walking Times from the Stations

The nearest stations are Sakuragicho Station on JR and the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line, and Minatomirai Station and Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line. Walking times are based on each facility’s information.

If you are coming from Yokohama Station, you can also take the SEABASS water bus from the Yokohama Station East Exit boat stop (2F of Yokohama Bay Quarter) to the Pier Akarenga boat stop on the sea side of the Red Brick Warehouse (Yokohama Bay Quarter Guide | Getting There from Yokohama Station, Hours, Restaurants and Shops, SEABASS Boat Stop and Fares).

Checkout and store

Tips for Enjoying the Night Views

• The lights come on after sunset. Sunset time changes with the season, so check the sunset time for the day of your visit before you go.
• The clock display and the colors of the Ferris wheel lights keep changing even if you just watch from outside. As with the two photos in this article, if you take pictures from the same spot a little time apart, you can capture the Ferris wheel in different colors.
• If you plan to ride both the Ferris wheel and the ropeway, buying a set ticket at a ropeway station ticket counter is cheaper than buying separately. However, the Ferris wheel and the ropeway may have different closing days and opening hours. Go on a day and at a time when both are open.
• There is an ATM on 1F of Building No. 2 of the Red Brick Warehouse (Red Brick Warehouse information). The information does not say whether cards issued outside Japan can be used. Ferris wheel tickets can only be bought with cash, so it is safer to have cash ready in advance.

Good to know

Things to Note

• Sky Garden, the observation floor on 69F of Yokohama Landmark Tower, is closed for large-scale repair work on the building. According to the announcement, it is scheduled to reopen in 2028 or later, and the date will be announced once decided (checked on October 18, 2026).
• Yokohama Cosmo World does not allow personal video filming, live streaming, pre-wedding photo shoots and similar shoots, or cosplay photo sessions in the park, even when they are not for commercial purposes. Even when taking souvenir photos, be careful not to disturb other visitors. YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN does not allow unauthorized commercial photography or video filming.
• Yokohama Cosmo World and YOKOHAMA AIR CABIN may suspend operation without notice, for example in bad weather.
• Fares and opening hours may change. Check each official website before you go.