Yumenoshima
夢の島 | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 35°39′00″N 139°49′55″E / 35.65000°N 139.83194°E | |
Country | Japan |
Prefecture | Tokyo |
Area | |
• Total | 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
Postal Code | 136-0081 |
Yumenoshima (夢の島, lit. Dream Island or Island of Dreams) is a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, consisting of an artificial island built using waste landfill in Tokyo Bay. It is not the first such island in the bay (see Umi-no-mori ja:海の森公園). At current fill rates, there will be no more room for waste landfill in the bay without affecting shipping lanes by around 2050; likewise, Osaka Bay and Ise Bay are slowly being consumed by waste landfill islands, e.g. Rinku Town.