Tokyo Odaiba One-Day Shopping and Gourmet Tips AQUA CiTY, DECKS, DiverCity Pilgrimage to Steel Bomb and Night View

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📝 AQUA CiTY

AQUA CiTY Odaiba is located right in front of Fuji TV, so you can see the location at a glance. There are all kinds of stores from shoes, hats, clothes, toys, restaurants, etc. This time, we recommend a few interesting and tasty stores for you, so hurry up and turn your money into your favorite during your stay in Odaiba!

AQUA CiTY Odaiba (アクアシティお台場)
Address: 〒135-8707 1-7-1 Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business Hours:
[Weekdays
Merchandise sales area: 11:00～20:00
Dining area: 11:00～23:00
Holidays
Merchandise sales area: 11:00-21:00
Dining area: 11:00-23:00
Opening hours may vary by store, please refer to the official website for details.
Public Transportation:
1-minute walk from Odaiba Station on the Yurikamome Seagull.
6 minutes walk from Tokyo Telegraph Station (Rinkai Line).

🤗 【Purchase】From creative crafts to gift exchanges, Flying Tiger Copenhagen is fun for kids and adults alike!

Our first stop was Flying Tiger Copenhagen on the third floor, where we found everything from handmade materials to daily necessities, and the whole store was full of colorful and childlike fun, which made people's eyes light up. Adults and children alike can't help but pick up one thing after another, but the point is that the prices are so affordable that you might lose a lot of blood in your wallet at the first stop! Although the store is small, you can find interesting little items on every display: from story books for kids, DIY kits, party favors, and daily necessities for the kitchen and bedroom, the store has a lot to offer. In addition to new products, there are also decorations for festivals, such as spider dolls for Halloween and cake hats for Christmas, which are perfect for both personal use and gift-giving.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen

Floor：AQUA CiTY Odaiba 3F (Point 31 on the map)

Business hours: Weekdays 11:00～20:00｜Holiday: 11:00～21:00

🤗 UWS AQUARIUM GA☆KYO Fantasy Goldfish Exhibition!

As soon as you arrive at the entrance, you are surrounded by goldfish decorations. The exhibition is divided into five sections: “Wabi Sabi,” which is based on Japanese garden landscaping; “Hana Kui,” which emphasizes the gorgeous colors and patterns of the goldfish; “Kaleidoscope, ” which uses light and mirrors to cut through the space to create a multifaceted look; “Fun,” which blends traditional games with modern technology; and “Ryugu,” which uses the surrounding landscaping and lighting to create a fantasy of the undersea world, allowing you to savor the beauty of Japan through your body's senses.

In addition to the exhibition itself, this is also a photo spot surrounded by the atmosphere of a Japanese summer festival. You can take a colorful photo of the net in the “flower girl” area at the entrance, leaning against the background. Then you can go to the “Fun” area, where the classic game of fishing for goldfish is combined with digital projection technology. You can hold a goldfish swimming around in the projection screen with both hands, and a poem will appear, then go to the goldfish twisting machine on the side to twist out the corresponding poem! Photo props such as fans and fox masks are provided, so you can put on your yukata and take photos with your family, friends or loved ones. While enjoying the cool and magical atmosphere of the indoor festival, don't forget to post your beautiful photos on IG and recommend this not-to-be-missed place to everyone.

Note: Please do not use the flash directly on the goldfish!

In addition to purchasing tickets at the door, you can also shop in advance on KKday for a limited package deal that will include an exclusive gift with your ticket. We don't know when the offer will end, so hurry up and take advantage of this great opportunity to win a mystery gift! (The actual offer is based on the ticketing website)

UWS AQUARIUM GA☆KYO

Floor: Aqua CiTY Odaiba 3F (Point 4 on the map)

Hours: Weekdays: 11:00～20:00｜Holidays: 11:00～21:00

Fare：Full-ticket：1,500 yen｜Elementary school student ticket：800 yen｜Under elementary school age: Free of charge

🤗 【Food】Guenpachi Izakaya (pub)

You've been shopping all morning, you're hungry, right? Follow us to the restaurant on the 4th floor! At Gonpachi Izakaya, you can enjoy handmade soba noodles, skewers grilled over long charcoal, freshly baked tempura, and a variety of authentic Japanese sake. Reservations are recommended by calling ahead or going online to ensure a smooth meal, and the restaurant has a great view of Tokyo Bay, so if you're lucky, you can sit by the window and enjoy your food and drink while taking in the stunning view of the bay.

権八お台场

Floor: AQUA CiTY Odaiba 4F (Point 3 on the map) Tel：050-5444-6490 Hours: 11:30～23:00 (Last order: 22:00)

🤗 【Food】东京ラーメン国技馆舞

If izakaya isn't on your list, there's another great option - ramen. How can you travel to Japan and not have ramen? Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan Mai” on the 5th floor of AQUA CiTY Odaiba brings together six representative ramen restaurants from Sapporo, Kanazawa, Tokyo, Kawagoe, Hakata and Kanagawa. Whether you like rich tonkotsu, tangy miso, sweet and fresh fishuke, or classic soy sauce, there's something for everyone, and there are even Odaiba-only flavors that will definitely satisfy your taste buds. After ordering from the self-service ordering machine at the front of the restaurant, you can take your seat and enjoy your ramen. Your stomach is sure to be satisfied in this ramen battle!

The Odaiba-only flavor has just the right amount of lemon zest.

东京ラーメン国技馆舞

Floor：AQUA CiTY Odaiba 5F Business Hours: 11:00～23:00 (Last admission 22:00)

🤗 DECKS Tokyo Beach

Next, let's head to our next stop, DECKS Tokyo Beach, which can be reached via the connecting bridge on the third floor of AQUA CiTY Odaiba.

DECKS Tokyo Beach (DECKS Tokyo Beach)

Address：1-6-1 Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 〒135-0091

Hours of operation:

[Weekdays]

Merchandise sales area and service counter: 11:00～20:00

Odaiba Takoyaki Museum: 11:00～20:00 (Last order: 19:30)

Dining area: 11:00～23:00

【Holiday]

Merchandise sales area and service counter: 11:00～21:00

Odaiba Takoyaki Museum: 11:00～21:00 (Last order: 20:30)

Dining area: 11:00～23:00

🤗 【Tour】Travel through time and space and find sealed memories in Odaiba's Ichome shopping street.

Riding up the modern escalator, you are greeted by the Odaiba 1-chome Shopping Street, a street that seems to transport you to a different time and place. Walking through the entrance of Haikara Yokotei, a familiar and nostalgic atmosphere comes over you, both in terms of the items on sale and the narrow, crowded aisles of shelves (which reminds me of the only remaining kanzashi store near my home). groceries are readily available.

As you continue to explore deeper along the shopping street, you'll find amusement stores similar to the shooting game booths, face painting booths, and haunted houses commonly found in Taiwan night markets. In the Karakuri Department Store, in addition to selling a variety of nostalgic snacks, there is also a wide array of cultural and creative knick-knacks such as retro sign hangings, stickers, station name key rings, classic pictorial daily necessities, magnets, etc. Instead of just buying snacks, you can find a variety of cultural and creative knick-knacks. Here, you don't just buy snacks, but you go to find the lost feelings.

Whether it's old-fashioned fruit bubble gum, cigarette candy, marble sodas, or vintage sign stickers, these nostalgic little items are like memory puzzles, piecing together memories that have been forgotten in the depths of the brain. At the moment, memories come to mind, and you feel as if you have gone back to the past, when you would ask your parents for 10 yen just to buy a piece of candy, or when you would play marbles with your friends in the carefree and innocent days of old.

Odaiba 1-chome Shopping Street

Floor: DECKS Tokyo Beach Seaside Mall 4F

Hours：Weekdays：11:00～20:00｜Holiday：11:00～21:00

🤗 [Food] Recommended by Osaka residents, we're eating at the Takoyaki Museum!

It is like a smaller version of Osaka's izakaya street, with five takoyaki stores having exclusive recipes for everything from seasoning sauces and crusts to ingredients for the broth. two of the stores randomly selected by the JAPANKURU team are combinations of comprehensive sauces and classic shibaicho, with a softer texture on the outside that is unfamiliar in Taiwan, but with real octopus insides and special sauces that are so delicious that even my coworkers from Osaka, where the takoyaki originated, have been raving about it. Osaka coworkers who ate it all raved about it. What kind of sauce do you like? Once you've found your favorite flavor, ordered from the ordering machine, and received your meal, you can enjoy the delicious takoyaki in the open dining area! From the bar adjacent to the seating area, to the open sofa area, to the half-room round table area, no matter what your clientele is, you can enjoy a leisurely and short meal here.

There is a small shrine in the center of the plaza, Taki Yaki Ebisu Shrine, and Ebisu Omikami, the god of business prosperity, was invited from Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Naniwa Ward, Osaka City, to pray for the success of the business of the takoyaki museum and for the prosperity of its business. Later, due to the image of takoyaki as “complete”, he became the patron saint of family harmony and good fortune.

Takoyaki Museum (たこ焼きミュージアム)

Floor: DECKS Tokyo Beach Seaside Mall 4F

Hours：Weekdays：11:00～20:00(last order 19:30)｜Holidays：11:00～21:00(last order 20:30)

🤗 [Food] OCEAN CLUB BUFFET, a buffet restaurant as if you were on a cruise ship.

It's a shame not to take a boat when you're so close to Tokyo Bay. “What? You get seasick?” Don't worry, we're going to introduce you to the perfect endding for today's dinner on the sea, where you can experience the atmosphere of the sea without the risk of seasickness.

OCEAN CLUB BUFFET is a unique and creative buffet style restaurant, designing the entire dining environment in the shape of a ship's cabin. The appearance of the restaurant is embellished with the ship's railings and windows, and when you enter the restaurant, you will be greeted by a gorgeous crystal chandelier, which instantly enhances the high class feeling of the whole space. The kitchen is open-plan so that guests can clearly see the chefs preparing the food.

The restaurant offers a two-hour all-you-can-eat buffet (with a pay-as-you-go option), with a wide variety of food, from Western-style pizza and pasta, to Japanese-style sushi and udon noodles, to Chinese fried rice, and everything in between. Of course there are also a variety of exquisite cakes and desserts to satisfy your other stomach.

Meal times are divided into four periods: weekday lunch, weekday dinner, holiday lunch and holiday dinner. We especially recommend the dinner time when you can enjoy the Rainbow Bridge lit up. Sitting in the restaurant and looking through the large glass windows at the brilliant lights on the bridge and the boats hovering in the bay, you feel as if you are really at sea, and feel a romantic and peaceful atmosphere.

The specialty of OCEAN CLUB BUFFET is that although the restaurant is designed to look like a ship, it is not actually sailing on the sea, so you don't need to worry about seasickness at all, and you can enjoy a harbor dining experience that is not affected by the walrus all year round.

After you've had your fill of food and drink, you can step outside onto the deck for some fresh air, feel the nighttime sea breeze and see the Rainbow Bridge lit up in the distance. Enjoy a moment of peace and quiet as you fantasize about the ship coming ashore, a perfect ending to your day of sightseeing.

OCEAN CLUB BUFFET (オーシャンクラブビュッフェ)

Floor: DECKS Tokyo Beach 5F

Hours: 11:00～22:00 (Last admission: 21:00)

🤗 Fun and cost-effective: Odaiba Passes

If you want to have a good time, but at the same time be smart with your money, then you can refer to this “Odaiba Weekly Pass”. The coupon offers five different options to choose from, depending on the facilities you want to utilize and the number of days you want to use them. From gourmet food at the Octopus Grill Museum, haunted house thrills at Odaiba's School of Wackiness, celebrity displays at Madame Tussauds, and thrilling games at the Joypolis Indoor Amusement Park, this Odaiba Weekend Coupon offers you discounts on all of these things.

DiverCity Tokyo Plaza

The giant unicorn steel bullet standing outside is the landmark of DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in Odaiba. From every joint, line, and even the size of the 20-meter-high steel bullet, the steel bullet from “Mobile Suit Steel Bullet” is truly reproduced, and it is really indescribably shocking when standing on the spot, making it a must-visit place for steel bullet fans! Needless to say, this department store has a steel bullet model store, THE GUNDAM BASE TOKYO (7th floor), which not only sells a wide range of steel bullet models and parts, but also has a space where you can assemble them on-site. Due to its popularity, if the number of visitors is too high, you will need to draw a ticket to enter the store, and you can check the details of the ticket and the number of people who will be mixing with you on site from the official website beforehand.

This mall not only has fixed meals, sushi and other meals that will fill your stomach, but also cute and fun snacks such as Kitty Cat Egg Cake (2nd floor) and Rainbow Cotton Candy by DECORA CREAMER (2nd floor), which are not only suitable for snacking between meals, but are also very special to take pictures of, and will surely make your girl's heart erupt ～～. Finally, men and women, young and old will buy the Japanese national affordable brand GU (4th floor), in addition to seasonal styles, there are also a variety of storage bags, jewelry and other accessories, the brand itself is cheap enough, full of 5,500 yen or more you can enjoy tax-free concessions, really not to buy sorry for themselves. With all the food, shopping, and fun, it seems that we will have to add a few more days to our Odaiba itinerary.

DiverCity Tokyo Plaza (ダイバーシティ Tokyo プラザ)

Address: 1-10, Aomi 1-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Business Hours:

[General Store

Weekdays: 11:00～20:00

Holidays: 10:00～21:00

[Food court

Weekdays: 11:00～21:00

Holiday: 10:00～22:00

【Restaurant】11:00～22:00

📎 How should I get to Odaiba?

There are two main train routes to Odaiba from Tokyo, as follows.

▎Route 1: Lily and Seagull Line

When traveling on the Lily Seagull from Shinbashi Station, you can get off at either “Odaiba Seaside Park Station” or “Odaiba Station” if you want to go to AQUA CiTY Odaiba or DECKS Tokyo Beach, or get off at “Odaiba Station” or “Tokyo International Cruise Terminal” if you want to go to Odaiba DiverCity. A single trip from Shimbashi to Odaiba Station costs about 325 yen (depending on the actual situation), so if you are going to visit Aqua CiTY Odaiba, DECKS Tokyo Beach, Odaiba DiverCity, or any other places in one day, it is highly recommended to buy a one-day pass for the Seagull Line (820 yen for adults and 410 yen for children, valid on the same day of purchase only). If you take the line more than three times, you will be able to get your money back. The one-day passes can be purchased at the ticket vending machines at all stations on the line.

▎Route 2: Sakikyo Line / Rinkai Line

The JR Saki-kyo Line, which runs through Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, and Shibuya - three popular shopping districts - takes you directly to Tokyo Telecom Station via Osaki Station without having to change trains, and AQUA CiTY Odaiba, DECKS Tokyo Beach, and Odaiba DiverCity are all within walking distance from this station.

Since Osaki is on the Rinkai Line, a single trip from Osaki to Tokyo Telegraph Station costs about 335 yen (depending on the actual situation). If you happen to be in Osaki and plan to go to places other than Aqua CiTY Odaiba, DECKS Tokyo Beach and Odaiba DiverCity, it is highly recommended that you purchase a one-day pass for the Rinkai Line (730 yen, available only on the day of purchase). (730 yen, valid only on the day of purchase), which is good for more than three trips, and can be purchased at ticket vending machines at each station on the Rinkai Line.

The one-day pass can be purchased at the ticket vending machines at all Rinkai Line stations. In addition to expanding your range of travel, you can also get discount coupons for neighboring facilities, including Joypolis, by contacting the Rinkai Line staff at each station (except Osaki Station) for more information.

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AQUA CiTY Odaiba, DECKS Tokyo Beach, and DiverCity Odaiba are just a few of the many stores and restaurants not mentioned above that are waiting to be explored. If you're in Tokyo, don't forget to check out this harbor-side city along the Tokyo Bay, whether you're looking for a quick trip, a highlights tour, or just a place to spend a couple of days!