Odaiba
A large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, first built for defensive gun batteries in the 1850s and redeveloped in the 1990s for shopping and leisure. Its man-made beach is one of the few places on the bay where the waterfront is open, with views back to the Rainbow Bridge.
- Where
- Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 35.6300, 139.7750
Get the Odaiba stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Odaiba. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tokyo volume with your photos and a note.
Near Odaiba
Rainbow Bridge 1.3 km
A suspension bridge across northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and Odaiba, carrying road, rail and a footpath on two decks. Its official name is the Tokyo Port Bridge; the English name was chosen by public vote.
Toyosu Market 1.8 km
Tokyo's wholesale market for fish and produce, built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay and opened in 2018 to replace Tsukiji. From a viewing deck above the floor you can watch the tuna auctions, then eat seafood from the morning's catch in its restaurants.
teamLab Planets 2.5 km
A museum of digital art by the collective teamLab in Toyosu, where visitors walk barefoot through the works. Rooms of light, mirrors and knee-deep water surround you with projected flowers and swimming koi.
Hama-rikyū Gardens 3.5 km
A landscaped garden at the mouth of the Sumida River, on the site of a 17th century villa of the ruling Tokugawa family. Its pond is fed with seawater from Tokyo Bay, so it rises and falls with the tide, and a teahouse sits out on the water.
Zōjō-ji 3.9 km
The main temple of the Jōdo-shū Chinzei sect in the Kantō region, in Minato with Tokyo Tower rising right behind it. Its great red Sangedatsumon gate survives from the early 1600s, and the temple holds the tombs of several Tokugawa shoguns.
Tokyo Tower 4.1 km
A lattice tower in Shiba Park, completed in 1958 and inspired by the Eiffel Tower. At 332.9 metres it was Japan's tallest tower until 2012, and it is painted white and international orange to satisfy air safety rules.
Kabuki-za 4.5 km
Tokyo's principal theatre for kabuki, the traditional drama of stylised acting, music and elaborate costume, in Ginza. The present building, rebuilt in 2013, keeps the curved gables of the older theatre in front of a modern tower.
Ginza 4.7 km
Tokyo's grand shopping district in Chūō, lined with department stores, international boutiques, restaurants and old coffeehouses. On weekend afternoons its main street, Chūō-dōri, is closed to cars and becomes a promenade.
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Questions
Where is Odaiba?
Odaiba is in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rainbow Bridge (1.3 km), Toyosu Market (1.8 km), teamLab Planets (2.5 km).
How do I get the Odaiba stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Odaiba and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tokyo volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Odaiba before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tokyo volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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