Lobby
The information desk and check-in counters are located in the 4,400㎡ lobby along with a café and seven shops. The 35m long check-in counters on either side of the Lobby handle the boarding procedures and luggage delivery services.
There are conveyor belts behind the counters to send passengers’ baggage down to the delivery trucks on the first floor.
The slightly tilted rectangular steel tubes on the two sides are called “girders.” They are the main supporting structures of this building. Inside these tubes are the slopes connecting to other floors. Triangular pyramids made of folded steel plates are placed over the girders. The plates act as the support for the ceiling and the floor.
Light within the Lobby comes from the indirect light of the mercury lamps on the girders reflected from the ceiling.
Most of the air conditioning in the terminal comes from the floor, not the ceiling.
There are conveyor belts behind the counters to send passengers’ baggage down to the delivery trucks on the first floor.
The slightly tilted rectangular steel tubes on the two sides are called “girders.” They are the main supporting structures of this building. Inside these tubes are the slopes connecting to other floors. Triangular pyramids made of folded steel plates are placed over the girders. The plates act as the support for the ceiling and the floor.
Light within the Lobby comes from the indirect light of the mercury lamps on the girders reflected from the ceiling.
Most of the air conditioning in the terminal comes from the floor, not the ceiling.
Cruise Decks
The fences are folded inwards all along the deck to provide room for the connecting boarding bridges. These boarding bridges are required to allow the passengers to safely board and disembark from the docked ships.
CIQ Facilities (CIQ Plaza)
CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) facilities are for those passengers arriving on foreign cruise ships who are required to go through the customs, immigration and quarantine procedures. The total area is approximately 3,000㎡.
The conveyor belts provided on both sides of the Plaza can send the passengers’ baggage, which has been unloaded from ships onto the apron on the 1st floor, up to the CIQ facilities for inspection.
The inspection desks, stations, partitions and all other inspection equipments in the CIQ Plaza are designed to install wheels so that they can be easily rolled into another area. This allows the Plaza to be turned into a large event hall when not in use as an inspection area.
The conveyor belts provided on both sides of the Plaza can send the passengers’ baggage, which has been unloaded from ships onto the apron on the 1st floor, up to the CIQ facilities for inspection.
The inspection desks, stations, partitions and all other inspection equipments in the CIQ Plaza are designed to install wheels so that they can be easily rolled into another area. This allows the Plaza to be turned into a large event hall when not in use as an inspection area.
Osanbashi Hall
The multi-purpose Osanbashi Hall is located at the end of the second floor. Through the huge glass wall, you can see vessels coming to and leaving the Port and enjoy the scenery of the bay. With a ceiling height of 6 to 8m and an area of 2,000㎡, the Osanbashi Hall can be the venue for a variety of events, such as lecture meetings, exhibitions, parties and weddings.
There is also a restaurant on the Shinko Side (facing the Red Brick Warehouse).
There is also a restaurant on the Shinko Side (facing the Red Brick Warehouse).
Glass Curtain Walls
The interior space is separated from the cruise decks with glass curtain walls made of 19mm-thick tempered glass.
The glass curtain walls are firmly fixed at the bottom but not at the top to avoid impacts against the steel frame during an earthquake. They tilt slightly outward at 9 degree on the Yamashita Side and 1 degree on the Shinko Side.
The glass curtain walls are firmly fixed at the bottom but not at the top to avoid impacts against the steel frame during an earthquake. They tilt slightly outward at 9 degree on the Yamashita Side and 1 degree on the Shinko Side.
Lounge
Visitors to the Terminal largely include locals, who might choose to relax in the Lobby after enjoying the spectacular view over the Port, or watch cruise ships coming and going through the glass walls.
Shops and Restaurants
There are seven shops offering a variety of souvenirs and goods featuring Yokohama and Japan, a relaxing café/restaurant with an ocean view, and a full-fledged restaurant with a panoramic night view of the port at the end of the Terminal.
