Odaiba

Toyota MEGA WEB
1 Aomi, Koto-ku
+81 03-3599-0808
11AM-6PM, but some facilities until 9PM

Palette Town Yurikamome Aomi or Rinkai Tokyo Teleport. A Toyota car technology showcase that will fascinate car nuts and bore the rest of us; others may wish to adjourn to the nearby Venus Fort shopping mall instead see Buy.

Miraikan
2-41 Aomi, Koto-ku
+81 03-3570-9151
Â¥600
10AM-5PM, longer during main seasons

Yurikamome Fune no kagakukan or Telecom Center. Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, created by Japan's Science and Technology Agency. As the name indicates new technologies like robots, space modules etc. are presented here as well as demonstrations and physical experiments for the inquiring mind are given.

Museum of Maritime Science
3-1 Higashi-Yashio, Koto-ku
+81 03-5500-1111
¥700 for the museum but ¥1800 if you want to use the open-air swimming pool (open only during summer months)
10AM-5PM

Yurikamome Fune no kagakukan. A six-story museum shaped like a full-sized ocean liner, unsurprisingly devoted to ships. One of the main displays, a gigantic turbine engine, was actually set in place first and the museum was built around it. There are a few historic vessels on the adjacent wharf; unfortunately the World War II-era 'Emily' flying boat has been moved to Kagoshima. The museum has only Japanese explanations though.

Rainbow Bridge
西新宿2-11

Completed on 26 Aug 1993, this gateway to Odaiba is among the most beautiful modern bridges in Japan. Decorated with 444 lights, which change according to the seasons.

Partire Tokyo Bay Wedding Village
3-1-9 Ariake, Koto-Ku
+81 03-3570-1122
10AM-8PM
between Yurikamome Aomi and Yurikamome Kokusai-tenjijo-seimon

Weddings are big business in Japan, and many Japanese like to marry in a style that looks more or less "Western." This village with houses built after European examples includes, of course, a wedding chapel and a "priest" fake and preferably Caucasian who conducts the wedding ceremony. The village offers everything for a memorable wedding: bridal shops, party planning, menus, honeymoons, etc.

Fuji TV Building
2-4 Daiba, Minato-ku
Going to the observatory usually costs ¥500
Yurikamome station

An Odaiba landmark which looks like it's built of tinkertoys. The studio tour is of limited interest unless you speak Japanese and/or are familiar with Fuji's programming, but you can visit the second-highest story for free for some nice views. The giant ball suspended in the structure has an expensive Chinese restaurant.

Tokyo Big Sight
3-21-1 Ariake, Koto-ku
+81 03-5530-1111

Yurikamome Kokusai-tenjijo-seimon, Rinkai Kokusai-tenjijo-mae. If you're visiting Tokyo on business, this, Japan's largest exhibition and convention center, might already be your destination. The four inverted pyramids are hard to miss and worth a look.

Daikanransha
1 Aomi, Koto-ku
+81 03-5500-2655
¥900 per head, or rent a whole 6-person gondola for ¥3000
10AM-10PM daily

Palette Town Yurikamome Aomi or Rinkai Teleport Town. The slowly-spinning ferris wheel provides great views and is very popular among Japanese couples.