Kishamichi Promenade, Promenade in Minatomirai, Yokohama, Japan
Kishamichi Promenade is a roughly 500-metre walkway on the former Kanagawa prefecture railway harbour line, opened in 1997 between Sakuragicho Station and the Shinko district. It crosses two artificial islands on three preserved steel truss bridges, the Port Bridges 1–3, built in 1907–1909 and later, with rails, sleepers and ballast still visible beneath the wooden deck.
The promenade follows the 1911 Minato line, a freight branch of the old Yokohama Station that ran to the customs warehouses and piers of Shinkō. Passenger boat trains served the San Francisco route from 1920 until the Hikawa Maru's last voyage in 1961. The line closed in 1986, carried exhibition trains during the 1989 Yokohama Expo, and reopened as a promenade in 1997.
The promenade takes its name from a former railway line that once ran through this area and shaped the neighborhood. Visitors can notice subtle details and markers throughout that reference this railway heritage.
The pathway is easy to walk and clearly marked as a linear route through the district. It is worth taking your time to explore the surroundings on both sides and discover the different areas that connect along this corridor.
The three bridges on the route are listed as Modern Industrial Heritage No. 33 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry since 2007. Bridge No. 3 is British-made and lower than the two American truss bridges, and it was moved here from a different line.
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