Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan

Tatarstan delegation gets familiar with Japanese experience in urban development

21 March 2014, Friday

On March 20, Tatarstan delegation led by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov got familiar with the Japanese experience in urban reconstruction and development.

A detour of Tokyo's subcenters started with a visit to an artificial island of Odaiba, which is one of the most attractive areas of Tokyo for housing and office construction.

Then, Tatarstan delegation went to Minato Mirai district in Yokogama (30km far from Tokyo). Minato Mirai has become a modern urban district after the successful modernization of the old industrial area, former trading port and industrial base. The dynamically developing district is host to exhibition, entertainment and trade complexes, offices of the largest companies, hotels, business centers.

Rustam Minnikhanov looked around Landmark Tower, the tallest building and third-tallest structure in Japan (296 meters), and other sights in Minato Mirai.

Also, Tatarstan President saw the industrial museum “Mitsubishi Heavy Industries”. The museum is divided into six zones: Aerospace, Ocean, Transportation, Daily Life Discovery, Environment/Energy and Technology Quest. It introduces models of state-of-the-art developments.

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