Odaiba, Tokyo

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The trip over is an experience as you cross over the Rainbow Bridge & get a glimpse of the buildings here. There are many entertainment places to see, my short stay here was in the Palette Town area.

Venus Fort is a shopping mall done in a Greco-Roman style, it has an artificial sky that changes colour throughout the day.

The ferris wheel is accessible through the Toyota City Showcase in the Mega Web complex. The 115m wheel offers great views of Tokyo's waterfront.

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I arrived there at 9pm and after registering and changing, it was about 10pm and the Foot Spa where i can meet the fish doctor was closed!!! and they will only open at 11am the next morning and i have to pay for the admission again. I beg them to let me get in for 1 minute just to experience the fish doctor, but they rejected me :(

I paid 1987 to get in there (after 6pm), and another 1578 yen to stay one night there. The Hotspring experience is awesome! First time i get to see so many naked women walking around! hehehe... I felt so clean after the bath!

I stayed one night in the resting room - there are about 50 or more reclining sofas there, and you have your own tv. is pretty cool! after 12pm, they will dim down the lights. Free SHampoo, toothbrush, comb, lotions! Great for Backpackers!

Just amazing place, japanese hot bath with all extras. Enjoy sauna and different bathes: hot and cold. Lot of shops, restaurants and even a theater. Staying less than 3 hours is considered as you are hesitating...

If you get tired (or want to have a cheap sleep, even over night), there are relaxation room available. You can take also massage to give a break to your sore muscles.

One interesting speciality is so called "Doctor Fishes". Sit down to the edge of small pool, place your feet into water and in couple of second tens and tens of very small black fishes come for feast !!! They will clean your skin by eating dead skin cells, if you want to.

The whole of Odaiba area is built on landfill, risen from the foam of the sea waves. I suppose that's why they have decided to use the name Venus Fort and build the insides of the mall to resemble old Italian town to match the name. But, for me, stumbling inside Italy in Tokyo felt rather unexpected and therefore funny, just like walking in the middle of a theatre stage setting. So, unfortunately, I failed to get the point of the decor at this shopping center. Anyway, here you can buy designer clothes, bags, jewelry and such like. Expensive stuff.

At the Fuji TV-companys's building in Odaiba, there's a free viewing terrace from which you can see the Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Bay. The building itself is as strange looking as all modern Japanese architecture.

This statue is in the Odaiba area. It was donated by the city of Paris which is Tokyo's sister city. In the background, you can see the Rainbow Bridge crossing the Tokyo Bay and, still further back in the fog, the silhouette of Tokyo Tower, which is a copy of the Eiffel tower in Paris just a little bit higher.

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There is a lot to see and do in Odaiba. Its a man made island out near Tokyo bay. There is lots of shopping themed areas like little Hong Kong and Little Italy. Fuji TV is located there. You can ride a big Ferris wheel also there is an onsen too. You can spend an entire day just walking around here shopping and eating.

The best station to get off at is Tokyo Tele port. From Shinjuku station take the Saikyo Line and then transfer at Osaki station to the Rinkai Line and get off at Tokyo Teleport.
Check the following website for exact train times

http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/e-norikeyin.html

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You can visit a real onsen (hot spring) in the city, and even get an old Edo period feel. For about 3,000 yen (2,000 after 6), you can spend a whole day here enjoying great Japanese food, shows, and hot baths. There are spa/massage services, foot baths, and also things for kids to enjoy. Once you enter, they will give you a yukata (included in fee) to change into. Lockers are provided. You must wear this yukata around the "village" where everyone can hang out. The baths (no swim suit) are separated between men and women. You will be given a bath towel, a hand towel, and another locker to put anything you decided to carry around with you in the village. Shampoo, conditioner, face wash, and body soap are provided. Wash yourself before jumping into any of the baths (there are indoor and outdoor ones). In the outdoor footbath, grab a hanten by the door if it's cold out to keep warm. Hike your yukata up and walk all the way through the foot bath to massage your feet and for your health.