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The first station, Odaiba-
Kaihin-Koen, leads to Tokyo’s
only beach. Nearby is the
Daisan Daiba Historic Park, STAY
with the remains of the orig-
inal obstructions. A short walk
west is Decks Tokyo Beach, Hotel Metropolitan
which has six floors of restau- Tokyo Ikebukuro
rants and shops, plus Joypolis, Located at the center of
a huge Sega center full of the the bustling Ikebukuro
latest elec tronic games. In neighborhood, this is a
front of Decks is the station for relaxed and welcoming
water buses from Hinode Pier. luxury hotel at an
Located in Aomi, the National affordable price. Some
Museum of Emerging Science rooms boast views of
A bridge crossing a and Innovation, better known Mount Fuji.
pond in the verdant as Miraikan, has interactive ⌂ 1-6-1 Nishiikebukuro,
Rikugi-en Garden robots, biotechnology, and Toshima ∑ metro
ecological exhibits. The Fuji TV politan.jp
building dominates the area. 
11 At Aomi station is the Palette
Town development, including
Odaiba Venus Fort, a shopping mall Samurais Hostel
Ikebukuro
お台場 whose interior recreates an At this kitsch hostel,
18th-century Italian town at
£ Yurikamome monorail twilight. Palette Town also guests can enjoy
from Shinbashi Stn to classical Japanese art
Odaiba-kaihinkoen Stn; includes Mega Web’s Toyota on the walls, as well
Rinkai line to Tokyo City Showcase, with a massive as glow-in-the-dark
display area, and state-of-the-
Teleport 4 From Hinode art driving simula tors. The samurai murals. Private
Pier 11:25am–6pm, every rooms are also available
40–50 mins Wanza Ariake building has if you don’t want to
shops and restaurants and share a dorm.
When the West began to force is connected to Kokusai- ⌂ 3-52-12 Ikebukuro,
Japan to open up in the 1850s, Tenjijo Seimon station, as Toshima ∑ hiromas.net
the shogunate con structed a is Tokyo Big Sight (or Tokyo
series of daiba (obstructions) International Exhibition Hall). 
across Tokyo harbor to keep
the foreign ships out. Odaiba National Museum
(sometimes known as Daiba), of Emerging Science
an island almost blocking the and Innova tion
mouth of Tokyo Bay, takes its ⌂ 2-3-6 Aomi, Koto § (03)
name from these. The 3570-9151 # 10am–5pm
spectacular route to Odaiba is Wed–Mon ¢ Dec 28–Jan 1
via the Yurikamome monorail,
which climbs a loop before
join ing Rainbow Bridge high
over Tokyo Harbor.

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