Odaiba - お台場

Odaiba (お台場) is a popular shopping and entertainment district on a man made island in Tokyo Bay. It originated as a set of small man made fort islands (daiba literally means "fort"), which were built towards the end of the Edo Period (1603-1868) to protect Tokyo against possible attacks from the sea and specifically in response to the gunboat diplomacy of Commodore Perry.More than a century later, the small islands were joined into larger islands by massive landfills, and Tokyo began a spectacular development project aimed to turn the islands into a futuristic residential and business district during the extravagant 1980s. But development was critically slowed after the burst of the "bubble economy" in the early 1990s, leaving Odaiba nearly vacant.

It was not until the second half of the 1990s, when several hotels, shopping malls and the Yurikamome elevated train line were opened, that Odaiba developed into one of Tokyo's most popular tourist attractions and date spots with a wide selection of shopping, dining and leisure options.Despite the initial setbacks, several lavish development projects did materialize, including some of Tokyo's boldest architectural creations, such as the Fuji TV Building, Telecom Center and Tokyo Big Sight. Modern city planning furthermore provides Odaiba with plenty of green space and a pleasant division of motorized and pedestrian traffic using elevated walkways and the like..

The Rainbow Bridge connects Odaiba to the rest of Tokyo. The two story bridge is an iconic symbol of the bay and is especially beautiful during its nightly illumination. The bridge supports an expressway, a regular road, the Yurikamome train line and pedestrian walkways along both sides.

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Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (some restaurants until 20:00, 22:00 on weekends)
Closed: Mondays (or Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday).
Admission: Free (observation deck: 550 yen)

The headquarters of Fuji Television, one of Japan's private, nationwide TV stations. You can see some exhibits on popular programs, buy Fuji TV goods at a shop and access the futuristic looking building's observatory deck housed in the sphere shaped part of the building.

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Observation Deck:
15:00 to 21:00 (weekdays)
11:00 to 21:00 (weekends and national holidays)
Closed: Mondays (following day if Monday is a holiday)
Admission: 500 yen

The Telecom Center is a major hub on the information highway with several large satellite antennas on its observation deck. The observation deck also offers nice view of the bay area and as far as Mount Fuji on clear days.

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Hours and admission fees depend on the specific events.

Also known as Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Tokyo Big Sight is Japan's largest exhibition and convention center and one of the bay islands' boldest architectural creations. A wide array of events are held at the Big Sight throughout the year including the Tokyo International Anime Fair, the Comiket comic fair and the Tokyo Motor Show.

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Hours: 10:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (or next day if Monday is a holiday), Dec 27 to Jan 3
Admission: Free entry to ships during renovation

This museum looks like a large cruise ship docked along the Odaiba waterfront. The main building with exhibits on the history and technology of ships and shipping is currently closed for renovation. In the meantime, a mini museum has been set up with a portion of the museum collection on display. Outside you can board two real ships that are permanently docked next to the museum.

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Hours: 10:00 to 17:00
Closed: Tuesdays and December 28 to January 1
Admission: 620 yen

Also known as the Miraikan, this well done, highly interactive and bilingual science museum includes exhibits about environmental issues, robots (starring Asimo among others), information technology, biology and space exploration.

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Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 (entry to Risupia until 17:00)
Closed: Mondays (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday), New Year holidays
Admission: Free (Risupia: 500 yen)

The Panasonic Center is a showroom for the latest products and technologies by the Panasonic Corporation. On display are the newest cameras, TVs, computers, Nintendo games, home appliances and more. The third floor is Risupia, a hands-on math and science museum.

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Hours: 10:00 to 22:00（Last Entry 21:15）

Admission: Adult 800JPY and Each of the ride price.

Run through the rail, which jumped out to atrium at breakneck speed, including the "indoor most fear coaster", variety of attractions is 20 models and more.

"Digital" in the "realistic" is fused "digital realistic" space, the extraordinary experience.

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Hours: 10:00 to 20:00 (Last admission 18:00)

Admission: 2,300JPY (Adults must be accompanied by a child to visit the LEGOLAND Discovery Center. )

Lego classroom to make a thematic object, Lego racers to assemble a race car, athletic, shooting games and 4D cinema, huge Regojiorama.
Attraction is full of indoor-type facility.

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Hours: 11:00 to 21:00 

Admission: Free

Candy and retro goods, Japanese goods, the atmosphere full of the Showa era. Somewhere nostalgic and fresh. Time trip in Daiba-1chome-syotengai.

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Hours: 11:00 to 21:00 

Admission: Free

"Takoyaki" popular food in Osaka.
Gathered well-established takoyaki restaurant that has been selected from Osaka.

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Hours: 11:00 to 23:00 (L.O 22:30)

Admission: Free

"The ramen Kokugikan" which was born in AQUA CiTY ODAIBA in 2005 should be called Japanese culture until now and introduced various ramen of the whole country to. Facility name changed from "the ramen Kokugikan, here noodles festival" to "Tokyo ramen Kokugikan dance" to send attractive ramen to the world more from Odaiba while we had visitor from foreign countries visit a lot and made its grand opening newly on Friday, April 22, 2016.

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Hours: 11:00 to 19:00

Closed: 2nd and 4th Tuesday

Admission: Adult 500JPY

Sony ExploraScience is a hands-on science hall that tells a story to explain the link between the newest technology and basic science principles.
The technologies introduced here are actually applied to electronic items and entertainment technology, such as games, music, and film.

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Hours: All

Admission: Free

Real size Gundam object is placed in front of the diversity Tokyo.
You can see up close the real Gundam.
Also, start-up performance and a variety of performance is there several times a day, you can see for free.

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performance noon (head operation)
12: 00/15: 00/17: 00

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WALL-G "Gundam-san", "Mobile Suit Gundam UC A Phantom World"
19: 30/20: 30/21: 30 (with each time about 7 minutes wall video)

WALL-G "Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt A session in the sector of Thunderbolt"
20: 00/21: 00 (with each time about 5 minutes wall video)

Schedule and performance is are subject to change without notice.

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Hours: 10:00 to 19:00 (Last admission 18:00)

Admission: Adult 1,200JPY

The "Gundam Front Tokyo", is a toll facility can experience the Gundam world (some free).
"1/1" and a "realistic" concept, is the entertainment space that can be close to experience the more Gundam.
Also towards overseas, to place the Gundam information.

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Palette Town is a large shopping and entertainment complex consisting of the Venus Fort shopping mall, Toyota Mega Web, a Ferris Wheel, the Zepp Tokyo music venue and Tokyo Leisureland.

Open: 11:00am to 9:00am (entry until 7:00am)
Closed: Early closure at 23:00 once per month for cleaning
Admission: 2480 yen (1980 yen after 18:00). Additional 200 yen on weekends and holidays. Additional 2000 yen overnight fee after 2:00.

Opened in 2003, Oedo Onsen is a hot spring theme park which reproduces the atmosphere of the Edo Period. Here you can enjoy various types of indoor and outdoor baths which are fed by hot spring water pumped from a depth of 1400 meters. Restaurants, massage, games and other entertainment, as well as overnight stays are available.

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Tokyo Water Bus operates sightseeing ships every 30 to 60 minutes from Asakusa Pier via Hama Rikyu Garden to Hinode Pier, where you can transfer to a ship to Odaiba. In addition, there are less frequent, direct ships from Asakusa to Odaiba.