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- Country: Japan
- Area: Minato Ward of Tokyo
- Originally build in 1853 as defense agains Commodore Matthew Perry's Black Ships
- Main Access: Yukrikamome Line crossing Rainbow Bridge
- Daiba literally means "fort" in Japanese
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Odaiba (???) or Daiba (??) is a group of man made islands in the bay of Tokyo, Japan that includes a popular shopping and entertainment district as well as the headquarters of a major Japanese television network, Fuji TV.http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html
History
The islands of were originally constructed in 1853 to hold a series of forts (Daiba literally means "fort") to protect the city of Tokyo and the Tokugawa shogunate against attack by sea, primarily the Black Ships of Commodore Matthew Perry and the Americans interested in opening Japan to trade.In the late 1980s, a futuristic redevelopment was planned for Odaiba. The new residential and commercial showcase of futuristic living was to be known as Tokyo Teleport Town and timed to be finished before the planned "International Urban Exposition" in 1996. But development of the project was drastically decreased after the burst of the "bubble economy" in the early 1990s and development was halted completely in 1995 (by which point over 1 trillion yen had already been spent)
The area remained Odaiba largely underpopulated and full of vacant lots until the late 90s when tourism and leasure began to pick up steam. Today, Odaiba is one of the most popular tourist areas of Tokyo as well as the headquarters of several businesses including Fuji Television.http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.htmlhttp://www.tokyoessentials.com/odaiba.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odaiba
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A "Life Sized" Gundam statue, constructed as part of the 30th Anniversary of the Gundam series, in Odaiba's Shiokaze Park.
brian san added a comment September 01, 2009 05:57 AM| ReportThe Gundam statue exhibit closed on August 30, 2009. Apparently there were over 1 million visitors from around the world! -
Aqua City Shopping Complex and Fuji TV headquarters.
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Odaiba News
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Toyota Motor, Mori Building Co defer commercial complex on i'ment conditions
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Mahalo Answers for Odaiba
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What is the strangest or most unique award you have received? 8 AnswersI won the Crisco award for home economics in high school. Suffice it to say, I tired of the nickname Suzy homemaker quite quickly. I won the medal for bookkee... read more
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The Odaiba "Statue of Liberty" with Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower in the distance
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Fierce Punch: Japan Blog, Part 8: It was a nice ride, and I got quite a good view of Odaiba and the bay from up.. http://bit.ly/61eRrA
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http://bit.ly/83GrZc[Tokyo Photo Walk 6] Ehi!where is that "italian"style fountain?is it in Odaiba?
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なかうおせえ
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まあ嘘だけどｗ
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@spring_8 暖かそうでよい感じですよ
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