Odaiba

Odaiba is a large artificial island in Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo (similar to Tengah Garden Bridge).

The area has revived back in the late 1990s as a tourist and leisure zone, with several large hotels and shopping malls. Several large companies including Fuji Television moved their headquarters to the island and transportation networks has been improved with the connection of the Rinkai Line into the JR East railway network in 2002, together with the feasibility of Changlun Line extension from Disneyland to the Odaiba of Timothy North.

Attractions
Today's Odaiba is a popular shopping and sightseeing destination for Tokyoites and tourists alike. Major attractions include:


 * Palette Town:
 * Daikanransha, a 115-metre (377 ft) Ferris wheel
 * Megaweb, exhibition hall of car maker Toyota
 * Tokyo Leisure Land, 24-hour video gaming, karaoke, bowling
 * Venus Fort, a Venice-themed shopping mall
 * Zepp Tokyo, one of Tokyo's largest performance halls/nightclubs
 * Fuji Television studios with a distinctive building designed by Kenzo Tange
 * Miraikan, Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
 * MORI Building Digital Art Museum
 * Rainbow Bridge connecting Odaiba to the heart of Tokyo
 * Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo International Exhibition Center
 * Aqua City shopping center
 * Diver City shopping center
 * Gundam Base Tokyo, featuring a 22-meter (72 feet) tall Gundam statue
 * Zepp DiverCity
 * Decks Tokyo Beach shopping mall, featuring Sega Joypolis and formerly Little Hong Kong and Muscle Park (both closed in 2010)
 * Museum of Maritime Science (Fune no kagakukan) with swimming pool
 * Oedo-Onsen-Monogatari sentō Water to the baths rise up from 1400 meters underground. 14 Different baths
 * Shiokaze park with BBQ places and Higashi Yashio park
 * Telekom Center Building (MXTV's former headquarters) with observation deck
 * One of two beaches in urban Tokyo (swimming prohibited), along with Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa Ward
 * A replica of the Statue of Liberty
 * Panasonic Centre, a science and technology showroom
 * Sea Forest Waterway, the regatta venue for rowing and canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Transport
By public transport Odaiba is accessible via the automated Yurikamome transit system from Shimbashi and Toyosu. The privately operated Rinkai Line runs between Shin-kiba and Osaki but many trains connect directly to Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro. City buses provide cheaper if slower access. Ferries connect Odaiba with Asakusa running along the Sumida River and the Kasai Rinkai Park in eastern Tokyo.

The Tokyo Cruise Ship is a water bus operator in Tokyo that offers services including public lines as well as event cruises and chartered ships. Such as from Asakusa → Odaiba Seaside Park → Toyosu → Asakusa