Today we're going over to Odaiba
To go to the Digital Art Museum
And have a look around
Or so we thought!
We didn't actually make it to the Digital Art Museum that day
But I will take you around Odaiba
And show you some interesting things along the way
Including its most popular resident
The giant Gundam
Classic cars in a shopping mall themed like ancient Rome
And a new type of Fanta Grape
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We're just walking from where we're staying in Shimbashi
To Shiodome to get the train
This is a sort of underground walkway
That connects Shimbashi Station with Shiodome Station
I remember when I first came here
I just couldn't believe how long it is
And how you can walk around so much of the city underground
There's a few shops down here as well
This one isn't that long compared to others we've seen since though
No!
It's amazing that you can just get from one part of the city to another
Just by an underground walk
First stop is the bakery
To pick up breakfast
Now at first I didn't go to bakeries in Japan
Because when I'm there
I try & stick to Japanese food
To make the most of local, authentic cooking
That's apart from Mos Burger of course
But Japanese bakeries are amazing
Almost everything I've had has been delicious
The bread is so soft & fluffy
And they have some really unusual options
Like this croquette bun with tartar sauce
And spicy bolognese salsa bread
It was really hard to decide what to get
Phil's got a sausage roll
A curry pan
A curry bread
And I've gone for the walnut maple
BEefore getting on the train to Odaiba
We're just making a brief stop in Shiodome
I've got something to show you
There's the shinkansen going past
And Tokyo Tower
Now if you happen to be passing through Shiodome
And you like Studio Ghibli
This clock was designed by Studio Ghibli
I don't think a lot of people know about it
Because you wouldn't come over here just to see it
But if you happen to be passing through here
It's a nice thing to come & visit
And just up there
Is the hotel I stayed in
In my very first trip to Japan ever
Oh, it's coming!
We're taking the Yurikamome line
Over to Odaiba
It's a modern train line
That runs on elevated rails
If you get a seat at the front or the back
You get a really good view
*Announcement in Japanese*
Sadly the front seats were full of children
They'd taken all the best spots
But you still get a good view from the side
It only takes about 10 or 15 minutes to get to Odaiba
Odaiba feels more spacious than the rest of Tokyo
There's some really futuristic architecture
If you come across to Odaiba on the train
You'll be coming over the Rainbow Bridge
It's called that because it has rainbow lights on it at night
The cool thing about it
Is when you go, you go in a circle
Before you go over
And you get a really good view, both of Odaiba
And all the interesting buildings on there
And Tokyo
It's good during the daytime and at night
You can also walk across it
You'll be walking next to the flow of cars
So it's busy
But you'd get some really good pictures
There's a Statue of Liberty here on Odaiba
It's just a mini one
It was put here to commemorate Japan's ties with France
They put it here
In front of Tokyo Bay
To force the perspective
And make it look bigger
I really like the seaside park area
There's a great view of the city
It's just a really nice place to sit and take a break
And have your breakfast from the bakery
Here's Phil's curry bread
Is it as good as the one you had in Nakano?
Not quite
The reason it's curry bread it because it's bread with normally beef curry inside
But you can have other types of curry
It's not got loads in it
The one I had in Nakano
Was ram packed
And really big chunky bits of beef
This is still nice
It's got a good flavour
And I've got a maple walknut bread
You can take boat trips around the bay
And up the river to Asakusa
My favourite is this one, the Himiko
Now I'm not into boats in the slightest
But I do like this one
It was designed by an anime artist
And if you ask me
Anime artists should be put in charge of designing more things
It looks amazing
There's a video about it on my channel
I've got a new Fanta Golden Grape
Never tried this one before
Still got that nice artifical taste
Not quite as sweet as the normal Fanta Grape
Still prefer the original
It's the giant Gundam
This is the newer one
They replaced it now with a Unicorn Gundam
And if you want to see him
He's just outside Diver City Tokyo Plaza
He's actually massive
Look at the scale
Compared to all the people
In some ways
The Gundam doesn't look so big
With this skyscraper towering over him
But he's actually life size
That's almost 20 metres tall
Several times a day
You can see him transform
Between unicorn mode
And destroyer mode
*Japanese*
There's a Gundam Cafe here too
And a little Gundam shop
In the trailer over there
There's also a Gundam Cafe in Akihabara
I think there's one in...
Is it in Tokyo (Station)?
No...
Is there a Gundam shop in Character Street?
I thought there was a little restaurant as well
Maybe!
Yes, there is a Gundam Cafe in Tokyo Station
And the main one's in Akihabara
Look at this false advertising
CC Lemon up there says it's got 50 lemons worth of vitamin C in every can
35
Short-changed on lemons!
I actually wanted to get the
Golden Grape
What you had
Because that was really nice, I really liked it
Much preferred it over the standard one
I prefer the normal one
It's sweeter
Next stop is Venus Fort
A historic European themed shopping mall
That also has a vintage car showroom
We're going to have a look in the Toyota History Garage
Phil wants to see if they've got a Celica
I used to have a Celica that I loved
But we had to get rid of it
And now I regret that
I think it might be more historic than that
Probably
Yes, it was a bit more historic than your Celica a couple of years ago
A few years ago
They were just a collection of older cars
There were some nice ones in there if that's your thing
That Cadillac was cool
It's free to get into
So it's worth popping in if you're nearby
If you like cars
We're in Venus Fort
There's a few shopping malls in Odaiba
But this one is interesting
Because it's Roman - Italian - historic European themed
And it's like it's outside
The ceiling changes between day and night
And they have statues and fountains and things
It's actually just like being in the mall in Caesar's Palace in Vegas
It's quite a mixture of shops
We've got a Studio Ghibli shop here
And next door to it is Kiddyland
That's got a lot of character merch
And fun stuff
There's 3 levels in Venus Fort
The one we were in was Venus Grand
There's also Venus Family
And Venus Outlet
We've come to TeamLab Borderless
The digital art museum
But we don't have tickets
And the queue goes all the way down here
Then all the way down the edge of the building
We bought tickets & went back another day
The digital art museum
Really is an amazing and unique experience
That I'd highly recommend
If you want to see more
There's a video about it on my channel
And if you are going to go
Don't make the same mistake as us
Get your tickets in advance
We might not have made it to Teamlab Borderless
The digital art museum
That day
But we did come across this installation
By the same people
Which looks like something magical
From another world
For our final stop
We took a look inside the Fuji TV building
A futuristic building
On the waterfront
That's home to Fuji TV studios
And an observation deck
Here's a plan of the building
It says on the 7th floor there's a free space area
And the ball's called Hachitama
Not sure if you're allowed in it
But we're going to go and see
It says go up to the 7th floor
And then change to go to the 24th and 25th
Maybe we can go in the ball
We'll find out
Here's the opening hours
And I'm hoping
This escalator's going to start working
Because look how many steps there are up there
Yay!
This is an interesting escalator
Ah it's not doing it in this one
It's got a flat bit down there
Look at this escalator
It goes up-
We've just come up to have a look around the Fuji TV building
You can come up to this floor for free
This is the 7th floor
And there are some views of Odaiba from up here
Then if you want a better view
You can get a ticket & go up to the hachitama
Which is the big ball on the building
And that's where the proper observation deck is
There's a One Piece themed restaurant here
And some great photo spots if you're a fan of the anime
Look there's a stamp rally
These are quite popular at Japanese tourist attractions
When they have a stamp rally
They have stamps in different locations
For you to collect
Sometimes you get a little prize
Here it says
Take it to Fuji-san on the 7th floor
And receive your prize at the counter
So we're at this one on the 7th floor
It's quite pale
It needs a bit more ink I think!
So that was our morning in Odaiba
I really like this area
I love the seaside park
And how it feels kind of spacious
And futuristic
There's actually loads more to do here
Maybe I'll make a separate video to show you
Tell me if that's something you'd be interested in
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