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The Shiodome skyline from the vantage point of the Sumida River
Nakajima Teahouse has Capsule Tower, a curious To the west of the park, on the
been rebuilt, seeming to float apartment complex built edge of the Roppongi District
over the large pond. Green in 1972 and inspired by a (see pp70–71), is the striking
tea and Japanese sweets traditional Japanese puzzle Tokyo Tower. Completed in
are available here. that uses blocks of wood 1958, at 1,093-ft (333-m) tall,
stacked together. For greater it is higher than the Eiffel Tower
explo ration of the Tokyo Bay in Paris, on which it is based.
5 Shiodome area, take the Yurikamome The ground floor has an
Line from Shiodome Station
Shiodome aquarium and elevators to
toward Rainbow Bridge, and the observation deck. Other
Map 5 B3, B4. Shiodome stn, Toei enjoy great views of the floors house amusements.
Oedo line. £ Shimbashi stn, Sumida River and the futuristic Two viewpoints – the main
Yamanote line, Toei Asakusa line. island of Odaiba (see p77) one at 492 ft (150 m) and a
Shiodome stn, Yurikamome line.
higher one at 820 ft (250 m)
– offer specta cular views of
Before industrialization, the 6 Shiba Park and Tokyo Bay, the nearby districts
ocean-facing parts of Tokyo Tokyo Tower of Shimbashi and Ginza, and
Bay were famous for their nori Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower
Mount Fuji on a clear day. As a
(seaweed) culti vation. In the late lofty symbol of the city, Tokyo
1980s, waterfront development Map 5 A4, 2 F5. Shiba-Koen stn, Tower has been usurped by the
became Tokyo’s new frontier. Toei Mita line. Tokyo Tower: 2,080-ft (634-m) Tokyo SkyTree,
The Shiodome City Center Akabanebashi stn, Oedo line. in Sumida.
complex, opened in 2003, is Tel (03) 3433-5111. Open 9am–10pm
one of the more successful of daily. & (extra for higher viewpoint).
these waterfront develop ments.
Within this grove of ultra-modern Shiba Park is a rather frag ment-
skyscrapers are the impressive, ed green space. A large part of
triangular Shiodome Media it is a golf driving range, but a
Tower, headquarters of Kyodo portion in the east is pleasantly
News, and Acty Shiodome, one landscaped with woods and
of the tallest resident ial building a water course. The park used
in Japan. Indoor malls and a to be the Tokugawa family’s
spacious outdoor piazza provide grave yard and at its center is
exciting places to dine or shop. Zojo-ji, the family temple. It was
Nearby is ADMT, the Advertising founded in 1393, and Ieyasu
Museum of Tokyo, located in moved it here in 1598 to protect
the base ment of the Caretta his new capital. The present-day
Shiodome, which has the temple dates from 1974; nearby
offices of the world’s largest are the re built Daimon (big
advertising agency – Dentsu. gate) and the Sanmon (great
Beyond the northern boundary gate), built in 1622, the oldest The soaring Tokyo Tower, inspired by the
Nakajima teahouse in Hama-rikyu Gardens of Shiodome is the Nagakin wooden structure in Tokyo. Eiffel Tower in Paris
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