Odaiba's Day Out

Odaiba's Day Out Report 17.08.09

Destination: Odaiba

Origins: A large artificial island built on the Tokyo bay.

Also known as: Tokyo Waterfront Secondary City Center (東京臨海副都心)

History: Built originaly for defensive purposes in the 1850's.

Expanded as a seaport district in the late 20th century.

Since the 1990's it became a major commercial, residential and leisure area.

(from wiki)

Meaning: As of today Odaiba has become a place for the japanese to go out and have fun! A day out to Odaiba! Aqua City Odaiba (Shopping Mall, Food), Decks Tokyo Beach (Shopping, amusement, gourmet), Museum of Maritime Science, Joypolis SEGA (Biggest indoor amusement park).

Project Gundam_ _ _Daiba170809

Target: To see the 1:1 real scale original RX78-2 Gundam.

Route: Take the Yamanote line to Shimbashi station. Transfer to the unmanned elevated train Yurikamome line. (yes it was unmanned! and elevated!! so hightech =)

Destination: Daiba station - U 07

Shiokaze park / Shiokaze koen

And there it was...GUNDAM!!

18 meter tall, from far it didn't look that huge. We already saw it from the Rainbow Bridge while we were in the train. But from close it is magnificent really. So cool. All the details were there.

A lot of people come here everyday to see this popular icon of Japanese anime television. Gundam has become part of the culture. Really everbody knows about it.

Started in the late 70's, the franchise has now expanded to many many other tv series, merchandising, games, books, novels, model kits etc etc.

It really really really is something worth checking. It's really hard to imagine how it would look like in real life. I guess everybody who ever watch Gundam had tried to imagine how it would be. Well now they actually built it! (it's only till 31 August though...lucky we could have seen this)

Pilot of the Mobile Suit...

Okay enough Gundam yadaa yadaa....

Time to go in the fun city of Odaiba!!

Aqua City Odaiba Shopping mall!

Where we came across this JUMP store.

With SlamDunk poster!!

SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SlamDunk IS popular in Japan, I noticed in these past few weeks that SlamDunk is really a series that is loved by the Japanese people.

Okay after the JUMP store, we saw this: A Naruto Expo kind of thing. (a lot of anime in this post haha)

Exhibition...of ART. Manga art...

Nice photo...(all the tails!)

More...

After this we went to the other building, which was right next to the Aqua City: Decks Tokyo Beach. We crossed the passway which connected these two buldings, and snap some shots of the Rainbow Bridge. (sorry for the vague description...I'm tired)

Rainbow Bridge....

By the way there was also Joypolis, a large indoor amusement park. With rollercoasters and stuff. But we didn't went in.

Whats more interesting was MUSCLE PARK. A place where you can play games like football, frisbee game, brain games and 'muscle games'.

For example below. 2 guys compete in push-ups, sit-ups etc etc.

This one was tough, there was this whole parcours like a bootcamp survival route. It was pretty tough.

Ofcourse you also got the brain test. See how fast you could press the numbers in chronological order.

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After all this, we went back to the Gundam (yay in night it's even cooler!)

Look al ALL those people!!

Each hour they had this special sequence, where the Gundam would steamed off air/gas from it's from it's body, and also light up at several parts. Also the head would move left to right, and as a climax, the head would look up!! Yes it was EPIC!

It was a nice day. I'm sorry for the very bad written post. I know it's bad, I'm not in the report writing mood. And also it might be boring if you're not into the anime stuff. sorry for that.

The last few days we'll be chilling & relaxing more. Since we've already went to a lot of places.

Maybe I'll go to Kamakura, maybe not. Also gonna buy the last few stuff. Maybe try to go to a Live House (music).

And everybody seems to want me to go get a haircut..."-___-

You guys just want to see me all changed with this trendy fashion haircut which doesn't suit me, and then laugh at me!!!!! Well too bad, if I would go, I'll just let them cut it a bit shorter and remain the same.!!

Okay I'll write about Japan later on. It will be much more interesting.

Thanks for all the support!