Odaiba(お台場)

Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from centralTokyo. This is now famous as a tourist and leisure zone, with several large hotels and shopping malls.

Tourist Attractions

Today’s Odaiba is a popular shopping and sightseeing destination for Tokyoites and tourists alike. Some major attractions include:

  • Fuji Television studios
  • Decks Tokyo Beach Shopping Mall, featuring Sega Joypolis and Little Hong Kong
  • Aqua City shopping center
  • A replica of the Statue of Liberty
  • One of two beaches in urban Tokyo (swimming prohibited), along with Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa Ward
  • Rainbow Bridge connecting Odaiba to the heart of Tokyo
  • Palette Town:
    • Venus Fort, a Venice-themed shopping mall
    • Daikanransha, a 115-metre (377 ft) Ferris wheel
    • Zepp Tokyo, one of Tokyo’s largest performance halls/nightclubs
    • Tokyo Leisure Land, 24 hour video gaming, karaoke, bowling
    • Toyota Megaweb, exhibition hall of car maker Toyota
  • Oedo-Onsen-Monogatari 
  • Telekom Center Building (MXTV’s former headquarters) with observation deck
  • Miraikan, Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
  • Museum of Maritime Science (Fune no kagakukan) with swimming pool
  • Shiokaze park with BBQ places and Higashi Yashio park
  • Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo International Exhibition Center

Attraction Map