Odaiba

An artificial island on Tokyo Bay with many attractions

Odaiba is a popular weekend destination for locals. Attractions include Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre, Sony’s Cineplex Mediage, amusement parks Pallet Town and Joypolis, and Toyota’s show space Megaweb.

Odaiba is an artificial island on Tokyo Bay. It was created as one of the cannon forts to defend the Bay after the first attempt by Commodore Perry to open Japan up for trade in 1853. Rainbow Bridge was created in 1993, and the following developments lead to the entertainment town as in today.

Map of Odaiba

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Hotels to Odaiba by Ferry

Book Tokyo Seaside Afternoon in Odaiba tour.

Odaibay by Tokyo Tourism Office with a map

Odaiba was a vacant stretch of reclaimed land until just a few years ago.

Odaiba by Rough Guides

Popularly known as Odaiba, the island takes its name from the cannon emplacements set up in the bay by the shogun in 1853.

Megaweb

New models on display, history garage, experience automatic driving.