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Elderly couple in kimonos dipping feet in ornamental foot bath, Oedo Onsen Monotogari, Odaiba.

© Anthony Plummer 2007

Overview

In central Tokyo it’s easy to forget that the city started as a seaside town. Not so on Odaiba, a collection of artificial islands on Tokyo Bay. It's a family-oriented entertainment district, with interactive museums, shopping malls, arcades and even an onsen theme park. On adjacent island Toyosu is the city's new wholesale market (which replaced Tsukiji in 2018). 

Attractions

Must-see attractions

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    Statue of Liberty

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    A very popular photo-op, with the Rainbow Bridge in the background, is this 11m-tall replica of Lady Liberty, a fixture on Odaiba's waterfront since 2000.

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    Toyosu Market

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    In 2018, Tokyo's central wholesale market moved from its iconic Tsukiji location to this new facility in Toyosu, a structure clearly dreamed up by…

  • ODAIBA, TOKYO, JAPAN - October 18th, 2019: "The Life-Sized Unicorn Gundam Statue" in Odaiba, Tokyo. Unicorn Gundam is a fictional robot featured in one of the titles of a famous Japanese anime series.

    Unicorn Gundam

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    This is truly an only-in-Tokyo sight: a 19.7m-tall model of an RX-0 Unicorn Gundam from the wildly popular Mobile Suit Gundam anime franchise. It…

  • Terrada Art Complex

    Terrada Art Complex

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    Part of the re-fashioning of the Tennōzu Isle warehouse district, this charcoal-grey warehouse contains six contemporary galleries: Kodama Gallery (www…

  • Tokyo Sea Life Park

    Tokyo Sea Life Park

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    Tokyo Sea Life Park is the city's best aquarium. Particularly interesting is the exhibit that recreates Tokyo Bay's ecosystem – in case you were wondering…

  • Odaiba Kaihin-kōen

    Odaiba Kaihin-kōen

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    There are good views of the central Tokyo skyline from this park’s promenades and elevated walkways – especially at night when old-fashioned yakatabune …

  • Saw, Sawing

    Saw, Sawing

    Odaiba & Tokyo Bay

    Looking like something giant builders left behind, this enormous, 15.5m-tall, red-handle and blade designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen is…

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