Pacifico Yokohama
| Pacifico Yokohama | |
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| Address | 1-1-1, Minato Mirai, |
| Location | Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°27′30″N 139°38′11″E / 35.45833°N 139.63639°E |
| Owner | City of Yokohama, Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama Inc., Government of Japan (Ministry of Finance), Yokohama City Construction Finance Corporation |
| Operator | Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama Inc. |
| Built | December 1988 - 30 July 2001 |
| Inaugurated | 29 July 1991 |
| Opened | 22 August 1991 |
| Renovated | 23 March 2010 (the Conference Center) |
| Expanded | 24 April 2020 (Pacifico Yokohama North) |
Classroom-style seating | 36-930 |
| Banquet/ballroom | 1300 |
Theatre seating | 72-5,002 |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 26,752 m2 (287,960 sq ft) Ex. National Convention Hall of Yokohama and the Main Hall |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft) |
| • Breakout/meeting | Conference Center Ex. the Main Hall: 5,402 m2 (58,150 sq ft) Annex Hall: 1,350 m2 (14,500 sq ft) |
| • Ballroom | Conference Center: 1,366 m2 (14,700 sq ft) Annex Hall: 1,350 m2 (14,500 sq ft) |
| Public transit access | Minatomirai Station |
| Website | |
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Pacifico Yokohama (パシフィコ横浜, Pashifiko Yokohama), officially known as Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama (横浜国際平和会議場, Yokohama kokusai heiwa kaigijō), is a convention and exhibition center in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The center located in the western tip of waterfront Minato Mirai 21 district is one of the largest MICE venues in the nation.
The Conference Center and Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel were completed first on July 29, 1991 with the Exhibition Hall subsequently completed on October 12. On April 25, 1994, National Convention Hall of Yokohama was completed. In 2001 it was designated the main press centre for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the Exhibition Hall was expanded.
A major expansion, called Pacifico Yokohama North (officially known as the Yokohama Minato Mirai International Convention Center), opened on April 24, 2020. The first floor includes a multipurpose hall that is approximately 6,300 square metres (68,000 sq ft) in area, which can be divided into eight sections and has a maximum capacity of approximately 6,000 people. The three floors above contain 42 conference rooms of varying sizes totaling 6,185 square metres (66,570 sq ft).[1][2]
The word "Pacifico" which stands for "Pacific" is derived from the Latin "pacificus" ("peace" in English), primarily meaning "peaceful" or "quiet". Pacifico Yokohama is also used as a music venue.
Pacifico Yokohama hosts the Japan branches of several international cooperation organizations such as ITTO, WFP, FAO, IFAD.[3]
Past events
[edit]- 2007 Worldcon (65th World Science Fiction Convention)
- 2008 World Robot Olympiad
- 2008 Tokyo International Conference on African Development
- 2009 SIGGRAPH
- 2010 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC Japan 2010)
- 2012 Type-Moon Fes.
- 2012 Pikachu the Live 2012
- 2019 Fanmeeting: SONE Japan presents - Taeyeon's Atelier-
- 2023 Kara 15th Anniversary Fan Meeting 2023 ～Move Again～
- 2023 Pokémon World Championships[4]
- 2024 Pokémon Japan National Championships
Upcoming events
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kato, Aya (November 28, 2019). "「パシフィコ横浜ノース」が2020年4月24日開業" ["Pacifico Yokohama North" to open on April 24, 2020]. Impress Watch (in Japanese).
- ^ "2020年4月24日「パシフィコ横浜ノース」が開業します" [Pacifico Yokohama North will open on April 24, 2020] (Press release) (in Japanese). Pacifico Yokohama. PR Times. April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Yokohama Kokusai Kyouryoku Senta" 横浜国際協力センター [Yokohama International Cooperation Center]. Yokohama-shi 横浜市 [City of Yokohama] (in Japanese).
- ^ "Pokémon World Championships".
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