Day 20 - Tokyo
is my last night in Tokyo, and my last night in Japan. Tomorrow I'm leaving for France ... Then I do not want this night ends, and I'm walking around ... Why not go to Odaiba, to get a last view of Tokyo illuminated?
Odaiba (お 台場) is a large artificial island that has been built in Tokyo Bay. Here once was a fortress, which some vestiges remain, responsible for defending the entrance to the city of maritime invaders.
Today it is home to apartment buildings and offices (including one built by Fuji TV Kenzo Tange ), but also several major shopping complexes ( Venus Forte example, whose interior resembles an Italian city), a huge Ferris wheel and a game center, museums and modern onsen-like amusement park, Oedo Onsen Monogatari (like spa world, I have to come next time). But unlike the rest of the city, where space is lacking, here there is space, parks and wide avenues, and ... a beach from which one sees Tokyo as a backdrop.
After I made a mistake last time subway, I walk the line Yurikamome , a driverless monorail that crosses the Rainbow Bridge and plunges into the night ...
The beach is empty ... the city lights are reflected in the river ... A side me, the Statue of Liberty. This replica of the Pont de Grenelle (Paris), was installed here during the Year of France in Japan.
Miss Liberty notes, as I slowly fall asleep ... Tokyo
Time flies and a glance at my watch finally get me out of my meditation I'll just hurry not to miss the last train ...
Sayonara Miss Liberty! Sayonara Tokyo!
PS: A more detailed description of this site Odaiba
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