Tokyo's Odaiba Island Photos -- National Geographic's Ultimate City Guides

Fuji TV Building Escalator
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
Shoppers ride escalators at the Fuji TV Building in Odaiba, Tokyo’s futurist district of space age buildings, electric cars, and fantasy shopping malls.
Fuji TV Building
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
The earthquake-proof Fuji TV Building, a landmark in Odaiba, was designed by renowned Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.
"Saw, Sawing" Sculpture
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
One of many public art pieces, "Saw, Sawing" by Claes Oldenburg looms in front of the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Odaiba.
Rainbow Bridge
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
The Rainbow Bridge links Odaiba, an island built on silt dredged from Tokyo Bay in the 1980s, with the main metropolis of Tokyo.
Statue of Liberty Replica
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
The popularity of Americana is evident in Odaiba, where a Statue of Liberty replica stands near Rainbow Bridge, named for its changing colored lights.
Rainbow Bridge Links Odaiba and Tokyo
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
Designed to allow ships to pass under it and planes from nearby Haneda airport to safely fly over it, Rainbow Bridge links Odaiba and the main metropolis of Tokyo.
Odaiba Waterfront
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
The waterfront of Odaiba offers a bit of calm amid the area’s assortment of theme parks, restaurants, museums, and dazzlingly modern architecture.
Odaiba High-Rises
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
Built atop silt dredged from Tokyo Bay in the 1980s, Odaiba high-rises are part of the area’s explosion of high-tech modern construction.
Venus Fort Shopping Complex
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
Odaiba’s Venus Fort Shopping Complex, billed as a women-only shopping theme park, is a mall morphed into a faux-18th-century Italian village.
Shinbashi
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
A 15-minute journey on the driverless Yurikamome elevated monorail from Shinbashi gives riders a front-row view of Tokyo office towers.