2017年2月28日火曜日

Daigo Fukuryumaru Museum

Daigo Fukuryumaru is a tuna fishing boat suffered nuclear testing in Pacific Ocean in 1954. Crews got sick due to radioactivity. One of them passed away in the next year.

This museum keeps this wooden boat as is.

Exhibition includes items used in the boat, ship's logbooks, letters from kids to sick crews, crew's diary etc.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line /
Yurakucho Line (Y24/Tokyo Metro)

<Admission>

Free of Charge

9:30-16:00     Closed on Mondays

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2017年2月27日月曜日

Yumenoshima Park - Daigo Fukuryumaru Museum

Daigo Fukuryumaru is a tuna fishing boat and suffered a nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean in 1954. Crews are dead due to radiation exposure.

This boat was used as a training boat for a university and retired in 1967.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government built this museum to keep this boat as is to memorize this incident.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line

<Admission>

Free of Charge      9:30 - 16:00

Closed on Mondays

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2017年2月26日日曜日

Yumenoshima Park - Tropical Greenhouse Dome

There're three glass domes and tropical plants are in here.
Around a big greenhouse with many tropical plants and subtropical plants, there's a theater, information gallery and event hall.

Heats are supplied from a incineration plant nearby.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line

<Admission>

250 yen        9:30 - 17:00

Closed on Mondays, Dec.29 through Jan. 3

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2017年2月25日土曜日

Yumenoshima Park - BumB Tokyo Sports Culture Center

There's field, gymnasium, arena, swimming pool, martial art field, archery field, fitness studio, sauna, hotel, restaurant, seminar rooms and more in the park.

This facilities are for school activities, training camps, sport competitions and so on.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line

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2017年2月24日金曜日

Yumenoshima Park

Yumenoshima Park has many sporting facilities.
Yume means "dream" and Shima means "island".
So, Yumenoshima means dream island.

Actually, this place is reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay.
This park has many trees and flowers, too.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinkiba station on Keiyo Line / Rinkai Line

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2017年2月23日木曜日

Takifudo

Takifudo is located on the road near JR Otsuka station.
There used to be Yabata River around here and a stone statue of Fudo Myoo.

Taki means "fall" and it's named Takifudo since there was a small fall in the river.
Takifudo was restored in a new building in 1999. River was covered and runs underground now.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Otsuka station on Yamanote Line
Otsuka Ekimae station on Arakawa Line (Street Car)

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2017年2月22日水曜日

Telecom Center - Observatory

Telecom Center has an observatory on the 21st floor of East Tower.
You can see unique buildings and bridges in Odaiba.

Container yards are at the South side.

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<The Nearest Station>

Telecom Center Station on Yurikamome

<Admission>

500 yen      Closed on Mondays

15:00 - 21:00 on Tuesday through Friday
11:00 - 21:00 on Weekends and Holidays

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2017年2月21日火曜日

Telecom Center

Telecom Center in Odaiba looks similar to Hotel Trusty but it seems wider.
This building has rental offices and restaurants.

Telecom Center at the end of the Promenade Park is the center for MICE (Meeting/Incentive Travel/Convention/Event or Exhibition).

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<The Nearest Station>

Telecom Center station on Yumikamome

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2017年2月20日月曜日

Hotel Trusty

This hotel at Tokyo bay side in Odaiba has an impressive building.
Its shape is like a gate.

A park facing to water has stairs like an amphitheater.

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<The Nearest Station>

Kokusai Tenjijo Seimon station on Yurikamome

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