Odaiba

 Odaiba is an artificial island in Tokyo Bay connected to Tokyo by the Rainbow Bridge. 

The place, which is now popular for shopping and entertainment, was originally a set of 6 small island fortresses build in 1853 at the end of the Edo period (1603-1868) to protect Edo from attacks from the sea, especially from the Commodore Perry.

The name Odaiba comes from “daiba” referring to the cannon batteries placed on the island. 

With the opening of the port of Tokyo in 194, Odaiba started to take its new shape but it is only in the late 90s that it started to develop into a tourist attraction with many shopping and leisure options.

798 meter longs, the Rainbow Bridge was started in 1987 and was completed in 1993.
The bridge has two levels. It supports an expressway  : Route 11, a regular route : the Wangan route, the Yurikamome and Rinkai Lines and pedestrians walkways along both sides.

The headquarters of Fuji Television

Gundam statue in front of the Diver City Tokyo Plaza opened in 2012.

To commemorate France Year in Japan, the original Statue of Liberty in France has been sent to Tokyo for one year  in April 1998. 

The actual statue is a replica.