Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Minato Ku

This page indexes, contains corrections, and has additions to Minato Ku in Tokyo.
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Akiba Jinja: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315

Corner Building at 5 Chome-3-2 Minamiaoyama: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309

Coach: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315

Comme des Garçons: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309

From 1st Building: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309

Fuji Television Network (㈱フジテレビジョン)

The headquarters for one of Japan's major TV networks, the building was designed by Tange Kenzō and completed in 1996. The open structure of the building makes it a major landmark for Odaiba. The titanium sphere has two stories; the top one is “HACHITAMA” a spherical observation room on the "25th floor" accessed until 6 pm with a ticket, the lower one is a TV studio which when not in use can be visited. There is also a fifth floor gallery for exhibits and several shops on the first and seventh floors.
ACCESS: Daiba Station (Yurikamome Line), Tokyo Teleport Station (Rinkai Line)
CLOSED: Mondays, open if Monday is a holiday and closed Tuesday.
WEB: https://www.fujitv.com/visit_fujitv/

Institute for Nature Study / Shizen Kyōikuen: Tokyo Stroll, Meguro Station Area Chapter, page 240

Nezu Museum / Nezu Bijutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 312

Odaiba Statue of Liberty (自由の女神像)

At 12.192 meters tall (40 feet) tall the statue is roughly 1/7 the size of the New York statue. In 1998 and 1999 a replica of the Statue of Liberty that is on Île aux Cygnes in Paris was temporarily displayed in Odaiba to celebrate the friendship between Japan and France. After that statue was returned a replica of the replica was placed here in 2000. The nearby on windy days at nightRainbow Bridge Observation Deck is a popular place to photograph the statue.
ACCESS: Daiba Station (Yurikamome Line)

Prada Boutique Aoyama: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 309

Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ)

A major suspension bridge connecting Shibaura on the west side and Odaiba on the east. It was designed so the towers were not too high since Haneda Airport is close by, the bridge also needed to be wide and tall enough to allow large ships to go under. This led to a decision to use a suspension design. At night the bridge is lit up, colored lights are used in December. Construction began in 1987 and the bridge went into service on August 26, 1993. There are two decks one for the Shuto Expressway No 11 the other for a local Tokyo roadway, the Yurikamome automated guideway transit service, and pedestrians. At 798 meters (72.66 yards long) long the bridge is just shy of a mile long, the pedestrian walkways are longer at 1.7 km (roughly one mile). The walkways are on either side of the bridge so decide if you want a north of south view as you cannot cross from one to the other. The east side of the bridge has a visitor center with two elevators to the walkways, one for each side. The walkways are closed on windy days and at night, before 9 PM in summer and before 6 pm in winter. There are benches in middle so you can rest and enjoy the view, pets are not allowed on the bridge. Bikes must be walked and are attached to a wooden trolly to prevent riding which is removed when you leave the walkway. To go to Odaiba bikes can only be used on the southern side of the bridge, to go to Shibaura use the northern side. Such a major landmark is often seen in anime, manga, and cinema created after its completion.
ACCESS: Odaiba-kaihinkōen Station and Shibaura-futō Station, both on the Yurikamome Line.
WEB: https://www.shutoko.jp/fun/lightup/rainbowbridge/

Stone Lanterns on Omotesandō at Aoyama Dōri: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 313

Designed by noted architect Kuma Kengo for the noted Taiwanese bakery and opened in 2013. This is a three-story building encased in a mesh of wooden beams constructed with traditional joinery, no nails. The structure alone may make you want to check it out. However if you have an urge for cake, especially an urge for delicious pineapple cake you have an extra reason to visit this location. What makes it especially interesting is that if you go in they will seat you in their tasting area. You will then be served complementary pineapple cake and tea without asking. Their cake is shaped like a brick with a pineapple filling. This is of course to encourage you to buy a box of cake to take with you. Now think, you could easily get a package and enjoy it yourself, or perhaps share it with the staff of where you are staying. But don't stop there, check out the rest of the building, even the restrooms are interesting.
WEB: https://www.sunnyhills.com.tw/index/ja-jp/

Tarō Okamoto Memorial Museum / Okamoto Tarō Kinenkan: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 313

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Museum / Tokyo To Teien Bijutsukan: Tokyo Stroll, Meguro Station Area Chapter, page 239

Wing Club: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 313
ADDENDUM: Wing Club (pg 313) is no more, on November 9th 2022 they went into bankruptcy. They shall be missed, their museum grade models were incredible creations.

Zenkōji: Tokyo Stroll, Omotesandō / Harajuku Area Chapter, page 315