Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

Yokohama gets new windmill icon at waterfront

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of a new Yokohama waterfront icon -- a huge windmill that provides multicolor illumination at night -- was completed on March 26. The windmill, which is 118 meters high with blades extending 80 meters long, has a capacity to produce 3 million kilowatts of electricity a year. At night, the windmill is illuminated in green, yellow, red and green, the color changing every 30 minutes depending on the direction of the wind.

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  • ILEA001121823
  • Registered date
  • 2007/3/26 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2007 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1228 pixel
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