Yokohama three towers are a group of historical towers at the

Port of Yokohama The is operated by the Port and Harbor Bureau of the City of Yokohama in Japan. It opens onto Tokyo Bay. The port is located at a latitude of 35.27–00°N and a longitude of 139.38–46°E. To the south lies the Port of Yokosuka; to the north ...

. 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 is the main international passenger pier at the Port of Yokohama, located in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan. Ōsanbashi is the oldest pier in Yokohama, originally constructed between 1889 and 1896. Major cruise ships such as the Queen Elizabeth 2 ...

Three Towers

The three towers are: * Yokohama Customs Building (The Queen) *Kanagawa Prefectural Office (The King) *Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall (The Jack)

Legend

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 The struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58:44 JST (02:58:44 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes. Extensive firestorms an ...

. File:Yokohama customs01s3200.jpg, Yokohama Customs Building (The Queen) File:Kanagawa Prefectural Office.jpg, Kanagawa Prefectural Office (The King) File:Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall 2009.jpg, Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall (The Jack) File:Two of The Three Yokohama Towers.jpg, Two of The Three Yokohama Towers in 1945

References

{{coord missing, Kanagawa Prefecture Ports and harbors of Japan Buildings and structures in Yokohama