Sunday i took a trip out to Odaiba, 2 trains and about 40 minutes from home.
Odaiba (お台場) is a large artificial island in Tokyo, Japan, featuring many hypermodern and just plain strange looking buildings.
Odaiba was originally constructed in 1853 by the Tokugawa shogunate as a series of 6 fortresses in order to protect Tokyo from attack by sea, the primary threat being Commodore Matthew Perry’s Black Ships, which had arrived in the same year. Daiba in Japanese refers to the cannon batteries placed on the islands.
The area is now a very popular shopping and entertainment destination featuring attractions such as Decks Tokyo Beach, Aquacity Odaiba, Museum of Maritime Science, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Oedo Onsen Monogatari, Palette Town, Venus Fort, Sun Walk, Tokyo Big Site and the list goes on.
Odaiba is also home to many businesses including, the Fuji TV Building, Panasonic Centre, Telecom Centre, Mega Web.
I had originally intended heading to Odaiba for a look around then over to Tokyo Big Site to have a look at the Tokyo International Anime Show but after a slow start to the day and the weather turning bad i only managed to get a few hours around Odaiba in and taking a few photos was harder and harder as the day wore on.
Looking towards Rainbow Bridge which connects Tokyo to Odaiba.
Looking back towards Tokyo over Tokyo Bay.
Before the weather changed there were quite a few Hanami parties going on over at Odaiba Island.
The Fuji TV Building, i’m not sure what goes in inside the sphere.
There are plenty of water craft offering tours through Tokyo Bay and the surrounding water ways.
There were an amazing number of pets over on Odaiba Island.
Shops to cater for the animal lover. This shop was devoted to cats, everything you could possibly buy for your cat.
There were also plenty of stores that also feature on the mainland as well as 2 malls, Island Mall and Seaside Mall.
Odaiba Island has plenty to keep the youngsters interested.
Safety comes first on Odaiba Island with Lubey, Pokey and Ribbie leading the way.
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Your final picture was too funny! Safety first….
I always find it a little bit odd seeing the miniature Statue of Liberty out there. I’ve been I’ve been meaning to go back but every time I’ve had the chance the weather doesn’t cooperate – kudos to you for braving the rain and cold.
Glad you liked it Shane. I was hoping to see so much more of Odaiba but the weather wasn’t on my side, i ended up inside drinking coffee and doing some shopping.
That was an awesome photoview of Japan probably better of that area then I’ve seen even though my older brother is stationed there. It’s a beautiful country with a lot of very neat groups of people. Thanks for sharing with us.
Odaiba is one of my favourite places in tokyo.
LOL, not onyl to the cat shop…
There are very nice shopping malls and also alone the cat shop is awesome… went there last year with my date
Ohhhh and about food, there’s a nice italian restaurant @decks, 2nd floor i think. I almost felt like eating in switzerland or italy and the prices are OK.
Looking forward to see more stuff about odaiba from ya.
happy hanami neil
jya~
I see you saved the best picture for last! My favorite is pokey!
Odaiba’s supposed to be a place where kids go on dates, but if I were there on a date, I’d get myself into trouble with my girl by looking at all of the other eye candy walking around.
I hate cloudy days!!
Condoms around here are too small to be of any use!!
Neil,
Pics look nice of Odaiba. I recently got to ride on the ”nightview train” 夜景列車 and have the video up on my blog. They turn off all the lights on the train for 1 train ride only. its once a year. pretty lucky!
gabuchan
Hey Gabuchan, video looks great man …. thanks for giving me the heads up!
What interest me more from Japan is the weather… My friend told me that the weather is fresh and cool. I can see it from your picture…The sun is not too bright. I like it.
The sphere thing is the viewing deck
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