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View of Odaiba from the north. Fuji TV building in the center, Ferris wheel to the left, shopping malls in the front, Nikko hotel to the right.
View of Odaiba from the north. Fuji TV building in the center, Ferris wheel to the left, shopping malls in the front, Nikko hotel to the right. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. A Ferris wheel (also known as an observation wheel or big wheel) is a Nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas attached

Odaiba (お台場?) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. An artificial island is an Island that has been constructed by humans rather than formed by natural means is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1800s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area.

Daiba (台場?) formally refers to one district of the island development in Minato Ward. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of March 1 2008, it had an official Population of 217335 and a The "Odaiba" name is commonly used to refer to the entire Tokyo Waterfront Secondary City Center (東京臨海副都心 Tokyo Rinkai Fukutoshin?) which includes the Ariake and Aomi districts of Kōtō Ward and the Higashi-Yashio district of Shinagawa Ward. is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008 the ward has an estimated Population of 442271 and a density of 11070 persons is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Shinagawa City

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History

Dai-Roku Daiba (第六台場) or "No. 6 Battery", one of the original Edo-era battery islands, as viewed from the Rainbow Bridge. The developed area of Odaiba is in the background.
Dai-Roku Daiba (第六台場) or "No. 6 Battery", one of the original Edo-era battery islands, as viewed from the Rainbow Bridge. For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the The developed area of Odaiba is in the background.

The name "Odaiba" comes from a series of six island fortresses constructed in 1853 by the Tokugawa shogunate in order to protect Edo from attack by sea, the primary threat being Commodore Matthew Perry's Black Ships which had arrived in the same year. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U Daiba in Japanese refers to the cannon batteries placed on the islands. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities In 1928, the Dai-San Daiba (第三台場) or "No. 3 Battery" was refurbished and opened to the public as the Metropolitan Daiba Park, which remains open to this day.

From the originally planned 11 batteries, only five were ever finished. The modern island of Odaiba began to take shape when the Port of Tokyo opened in 1941. Until the mid 1960s all except two batteries were either removed for unhindered passage of ships or incorporated into the Shinagawa port facilities and Tennozu island. In 1979 the then called landfill no. 13 (now Minato-ku Daiba, Shinagawa-ku Higashi-Yashio and Koto-ku Aomi districts), was finished directly connecting with the old "No. 3 Battery". "No. 6 Battery" was left to nature (landing prohibited).

Tokyo governor Shunichi Suzuki began a major development plan in the early 1990s to redevelop Odaiba as Tokyo Teleport Town, a showcase for futuristic living, with new residential and commercial development housing a population of over 100,000. The redevelopment was scheduled to be complete in time for a planned "International Urban Exposition" in spring 1996.

Suzuki's successor Yukio Aoshima halted the plan in 1995, by which point over JPY 1 trillion had been spent on the project, and Odaiba was still underpopulated and full of vacant lots. was a Japanese male politician who served as a Governor of Tokyo Metropolitan Government from 1995 to 1999 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Many of the special companies set up to develop the island became practically bankrupt. The collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble was a major factor, as it frustrated commercial development in Tokyo generally. Japanese post-war economic miracle The was an Economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1990 in which Real estate and Stock prices greatly inflated The area was also viewed as inconvenient for business, as its physical connections to Tokyo—the Rainbow Bridge and the Yurikamome rapid transit line—made travel to and from central Tokyo relatively time-consuming. For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the formally the is an Automated guideway transit service operated by the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, passing through

The area started coming back to life 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 links improved with the connection of the Rinkai Line into the JR East railway network in 2002 and the eastward extension of the Yurikamome to Toyosu in 2006. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. The, or, is a third-sector railway in Tokyo, Japan, connecting Tokyo to the Artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba in Tokyo Bay. Tokyo Big Sight, the convention center originally built to house Governor Suzuki's planned intercity convention, also became a major venue for international expositions. is the popular Nickname for the, a Japanese Convention center that opened in April 1996

Attractions

Odaiba at Night with Yakatabune boats in the front.
Odaiba at Night with Yakatabune boats in the front.

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

Transport

Two Shuto Expressway lines access Odaiba: Route 11 enters from central Tokyo crossing the Rainbow Bridge, while the Wangan Route enters from Shinagawa Ward through theTokyo Port Tunnel and from the bayfront areas of Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture to the east. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. was a Japanese Architect, and winner of the 1987 Pritzker Prize for Architecture. Joypolis is an Amusement park that was first opened on July 20, 1994 in Yokohama, Japan. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Several smaller Replicas of the Statue of Liberty have been created worldwide Kasai Rinkai Park (葛西臨海公園 Kasai Rinkai Kōen) is a park in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, which officially opened on June is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It takes its name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the A Ferris wheel (also known as an observation wheel or big wheel) is a Nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas attached The Zepp music halls are a group of Japanese music halls covering every area of the country A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. is a type of Japanese communal bath house where customers pay for entrance is the only commercial television station in Tokyo Japan that exclusively serves the city Miraikan is Japan 's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation created by Japan's Science and Technology Agency is the popular Nickname for the, a Japanese Convention center that opened in April 1996 is a network of expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. For other articles with similar titles see Rainbow Bridge. is a Suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Wangan has many meanings See Wangan for a list The Bayshore Route of Shuto Expressway (首都高速道路湾岸線 Shuto Kosokudoro Wangan-sen WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area.

By public transport Odaiba is accessible via the automated Yurikamome transit system from Shimbashi and Toyosu. formally the is an Automated guideway transit service operated by the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Corporation connecting Shimbashi to Toyosu, passing through is a major interchange station in Tokyo 's Minato Ward Located centrally and a 10-minute walk from the Ginza shopping district directly south of Tokyo Toyosu Station (豊洲駅 Toyosu-eki) is the name given to two Train stations in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The privately-operated Rinkai Line runs between Shin-Kiba and Ōsaki but many trains connect directly to Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro. The, or, is a third-sector railway in Tokyo, Japan, connecting Tokyo to the Artificial islands of Aomi and Odaiba in Tokyo Bay. is a railway station located in Kōtō Tokyo, Japan. Lines This station is served by following lines East Japan Railway Company is a railway station in Tokyo 's Shinagawa Ward It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line loop are put into and taken out of service is a Train station located in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan. With 24 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004 it is the third-busiest commuter rail station in Tokyo is a Train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. is a Train station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. 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. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and is a district in Taitō Tokyo, Japan, most famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the Bodhisattva Kannon. The Sumida River (隅田川 Sumida-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Kasai Rinkai Park (葛西臨海公園 Kasai Rinkai Kōen) is a park in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, which officially opened on June

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