Marine Tower - another attraction of Yokohama, which is located in one of the most popular urban parks Yamashita. The park was laid out in 1923 on the site of the area destroyed by the Kanto earthquake. The length of the park along the coast of one kilometer. Yamashita is also famous for a number of moored ship "Hikawa Maru" - a real museum on the water and pier Osambasi - the main sea gate of Yokohama.

Yokohama Marine Tower is the tallest lighthouse in the world, and this fact is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The height of the tower - 106 meters (348 feet). In this beacon is located on land rather than water.

Key dates in the history of the tower connected with the history of the city itself. Since opening in 1961, the tower was dedicated to the centenary of Yokohama, and the second opening - by the 150th anniversary of the port city. In December 2006, the tower was closed due to financial difficulties encountered by its owners. Yokohama authorities bought the building, had a repair and began to look for a management company. Three years later, the tower was opened again.

The tower is the current beacon that every 20 seconds sends a signal red and green light, and these flashes are seen at 40 kilometers in each direction from the lighthouse. Before, during outbreaks, and the trunk of the tower itself was illuminated alternately red and green, but since May 2009, the barrel is highlighted in white.

The tower consists of thirty stories, six of which are open to visitors. The lower four floors are reserved for a cafe, a restaurant, souvenir shops, a presentation center and the museum and the tower room, which hosts a variety of ceremonies and celebrations. The last two floors are occupied bunk lookout, where hundred-meter height with views of Mount Fuji, and Yokohama port area, as well as the peninsula Busou.