Yokohama Three Towers


Yokohama three towers are a group of historical towers at the Port of Yokohama. They have been given the nicknames The King, The Queen and The Jack. The best view of the three towers is considered to be from Ōsanbashi Pier.

Three Towers

The three towers are:
There is a legend that if you go to a place where you can see all three buildings at the same time your wish will be granted. The origins of this legend vary with one version being a foreign sailor whose wish came true after looking at the towers. Another version talks about how these three towers are lucky because they withstood the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

File:Yokohama customs01s3200.jpg|Yokohama Customs building
File:Kanagawa Prefectural Office.jpg|Kanagawa Prefectural Office
File:Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall 2009.jpg|Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall
File:Two of The Three Yokohama Towers.jpg|Two of The Three Yokohama Towers in 1945