What to do in Tokyo as a Tourist (Odaiba)

[@baliyesterday]

When I lived in Japan throughout the majority of last year, I loved Odaiba. Just something about the vibe there it's still Tokyo but like big and happy in a weird sense. Also I might just be obsessed with it because I'm a massive Digimon Fan but just chilling at the Tokyo Bay and looking over to the Fuji TV Building is so cool to me idk. I used to walk all the way from Toyosu Station to Big Sight and then over that nice walkway bridge towards the Gundam and from there to the bay. but I also do recommend going on the Yurikamome Line once and just enjoy the view :D

[@fusionor]

That monorail is a very long relaxing ride.

[@Hoyay]

Mudan, these videos about what to do in certain districts in Tokyo are really lovely and helpful! I've been to Japan several times but still learned so many new things I will hopefully get to see and do on my next visit.

[@spicychashu]

i love this series so far! it feels like the equivalent of tech tutorials that get right into it and is very efficient in its delivery of information as opposed to a really long one with lots of filler. i like the inclusion of things that aren't on the main tourist beat too as I've been to tokyo a few times and have already seen a lot of the big tourist attractions. thanks mudan!

[@fallenpenguin]

Went to small worlds because of your recommendation last time and it was really cool. I also liked that the recommended route takes visitors through the builders' workspaces, which was also a nice look behind the scenes.

[@scorpx7303]

The life sized Unicorn Gundam statue transforms 4 times a day, every 2 hours at 11:00am, 13:00pm, 15:00pm & 17:00pm. In the evening it remains lit up in "Destroy Mode" transformed state and has music play every 30 minutes. I'm a big fan of the show so it was amazing to see in-person

[@kooky2243]

Been wishing for this one 🙏🙏 I plan to go to Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto this summer, and have just adored this series. Thank you Mudan!!

[@IAmAwesomeRocker]

What month in Summer because prepare for humidity and heat

[@hjnffnjh]

not in summer. It's hell here.

[@kooky2243]

@@IAmAwesomeRocker yeah I was thinking early June in order to avoid the heat lol

[@bobboberson8297]

@@kooky2243 i went in early june last year and it the weather was actually pretty nice imo. it only gets worse as june goes on though

[@Gryphus3]

There's also the Toyosu fish market in Odaiba. You can watch the tuna auction, and some nice restaurants to have a sushi breakfast.

[@eldoprano]

I heard from local friends that it is overpriced and you should stick with Tsukiji Market, as it still has stores

[@technosworld2]

There's a retro- Tokyo "Street" in the upper floor next to Joypolis that has a lot of nice things to check out from the Showa era. I miss some things Odaiba used to have, Toyota MegaWeb and Venus Fort (indoor, italian style shopping mall) were great places that sadly are gone, the immersive fort thing I think is where Venus Fort was.

[@spyroclone152]

This year, I had the pleasure and privilege of going to Odaiba to see the life-size unicorn gundam at the mall. It was truly a bucket list moment as a fellow gundam fan, lol. I also spent too much money on plastic afterwards, lol.

[@Minetourial]

The Gundam Statue does change. It transforms and moves certain parts throughtout the day.

[@ImRezaF]

Odaiba is actually just one island, the are you highlighted is Odaiba, Ariake, Shinonome, and Toyosu. I really love the Wangan Area more than mainland Tokyo. Honorary mention: Immersive Fort used to be Venus Fort until VF closed in like 2022 (i think). The site for the kartin area also used to be a site for a ferris wheel, until it got dismantled in 2022.

[@Namidagr]

The big staircase on the right side of the Gundam in front of diver city, is often used as a stage for live events.

[@IAmAwesomeRocker]

That wind was fighting you hard in this video

[@gochu7799]

Finally after 3 months I have caught up to this series. Mudan please bring back the cryptic codes, I don't even care if there is or isn't a prize to win I just want to participate.

[@DaayZero]

Stayed in Odaiba last time I was in JP and I honestly recommend it. While it’s a bit of a travel to get into central Tokyo, it’s a pretty easy / direct train route, there’s a lot of really nice places around there to shop and eat and there isn’t so much of a tourist tax. Just a really pleasant and nice place to chill and as a massive Love Live Nijigasaki fan, I had a blast wondering around and finding all the locations from the games and show

[@TSouL22]

Aquacity's entire 5th floor is filled with Ramen restaurants, so that's a neat place to check out for lunch too.

[@mrbeckegruvan16]

Two things to add: 1. Diver city has a lego store which is pretty cool. 2. If you want to do some anime pilgrimage, Odaiba is the setting in a bunch of things, two of which are Persona 3 and Love Live Nijigasaki.

[@huygialy]

I recommend going to the Fuji Television building observation deck if you want a view of the city or bay area with out the big lines like at skytree or shibuya

[@AzeharaCh]

Teamlabs is completely Instagram museum. Something interesting about Odaiba is that it has about 2 or 3 concert halls so its fairly common for music shows to take place there. There are also a few sport type stadiums. Finally It is extremely close to Tsukiji market so you can walk 1KM from there and get to Toyosu which is one of the last stations in the monorail.

[@Mr_Grunt]

I love these videos which is a sharing session of stuff Mudan found cool after spending time living in Japan.

[@trumpeter811]

My recommendation when in Tokyo is to do a daily vlog for the entire length of your work visa around 365 days or so. Upload them to youtube daily and then make videos asking your comments what people should do when in tokyo.

[@kiryukazuma6078]

Daily? Dawg how about you do that 😭 that’s a lot of stress on one person, considering editing everything/uploading, and just having to deal with life in general. You make it sound as if it’s easy 😭

[@matos2236]

I was in the national museum of emerging science and innovation (Miraikan) and I really enjoyed the stuff they had there. They had a bridge with all astronauts which was pretty cool.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Thanks, my dude, for another one like this dissecting a certain area like Odaiba, and it's just fun to say to me, lol

[@Squishy_tank04]

Jejeje I was catching up and got the upload. Am I actually first!?!?! Hai Mudan n.n

[@lesshealers]

S tier Video ANOTHA ONE best video series ngl

[@dia4040]

Odaiba used to be home to Oedo Onsen which was a huge bath house. You put on a yukata had a very large indoor/outdoor area and it had a faux summer festival type setup in the non bath area. It unfortunately closed down, huge bummer. Though a new place opened up called Tokyo Toyosu Manyo club. It doesn't seem to be anywhere near as cool, but if you wanted a close tokyo onsen with a nice view of the bay it seems pretty good.

[@12iq]

loving this infodan

[@John-s9z4h]

On my upcoming trip the miniature museum is on my list.

[@fusionor]

Tecnically TeamLab Planet is in Toyosu. Odaiba is south of it. Odaiba is a great place to go for entertainment and shopping. The shopping center is the closest I think to an American mall in Tokyo. I wish the giant hot spring didn't close down before I got to go. I heard it's a great place to relax.

[@stasya12]

they opened a new onsen in Toyosu. Not the same as Oedo onsen monogatari but still pretty good and relaxing

[@strangerice4467]

Odaiba is great, been there twice and can confirm most of what Mudan said is true. Also Gundam. (Note: on my second trip I learned that when a new Gundam anime comes out along with their new Gunpla, the Gundam shop in the Diver City Mall will replicate some of the amazing scenes using Gunpla. What I saw was scenes from Witch from Mercury second season and it was amazing. Love the Ariel Gundam.)

[@nonewguy352]

One of these days I'll visit Japan, not just live vicariously through vloggers. Also day 35 of asking mudan to visit aogashima island

[@wombora]

Germany has the largest/biggest Miniature Railway - Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, they also have a KZbin Channel

[@polarfiction7651]

The Spo-Cha (round 1 with indoor sports stuff) in odaiba is a lot of fun. Also the beach is a nice place to go on summer nights as you get a great view of the rainbow bridge all lit up.

[@StalinM41]

Gundam Base is inside Diver Plaza to get your Gunpla fix. Fuji building was worth 20 min to tour the giant ball. And yes, worth taking the monorail across the Rainbow Bridge, some cool views or filming opportunities. Especially at the front of the train is full width window.

[@wonsnot]

Day 40 of asking mudan for an hour long documentary on Japanese lampposts

[@RinajiTheFool]

Writing everything down as if I ever get to Japan

[@ElaineTheFox]

Omg love this series!! ❤

[@beersuushi]

The Retro arcade/shopping street in Decks mall in Odaiba is also worth a visit!

[@clynaelle]

You forgot to mention the Mirai kan museum in Odaiba, also pretty cool

[@petitlapin2253]

For car guys, Odaiba is home to Autobacs which is a massive store for all things automotive. The clients parking lot is also really nice 👀 🚗 I'm gutted Toyota Mega Web has closed down though, it was in Odaiba and I would have loved it so much!!

[@mittenslopez]

I remember seeing that place like in 2016 I think. they had a like mini course for kids to learn to drive inside.

[@Sobbouka]

I went to Odaiba for one day, and I just wanted to see the Big Sights building, the gundam, and go to the Gundam Base in Diver City. I took the train to Big Sights and walked for an hour to Diver City mall. Lovely water front, gorgeous (and huge) bridge filled with decorated spots celebrating different traditional stories. Wandered into an outdoor amphitheatre. And there were some GORGEOUS garden areas along the way too. If I had gone any time other than winter, it would've been SO nice All the indoor attractions are so tucked away that, while I saw other malls from Diver City, I just spent hours at Diver City alone wandering around. The Sanrio shop in Diver City is the one with the Gundam Hello Kitty Statue! Honestly, it's such a wide and vast place compared to the rest of the city. If you like being near the ocean, Odaiba and Yokohama were both amazing for it imo (said lovingly by someone who would probably shrivel and die if I were ever landlocked for too long)

[@elizabethvarkey4052]

First until I refresh the page *vid posted 51 secs ago

[@ThorPalsson]

You have stolen this great honor from me

[@elizabethvarkey4052]

​@@ThorPalsson ggs it was a close battle

[@jakeconnelly2441]

+1 for Small Worlds. If you like miniature stuff at all, it's a super cool exhibit. The trek over is a bit long, but worth it.

[@Blxglt]

Ahhh you missed out on the second floor of the Joypolis building. It has a retro arcade, a Showa-style candy store, a shop selling wacky t-shirts (think Sadamarket in Tallinn but good and not full of drunk Finns) and some other stuff. We easily spent 3-4 hours there with a friend when we stumbled upon it.

[@Utroliver]

You could also just say that the Gundam is farting Mudan, it's okay

[@revemb4653]

Vlod idea would be to do as many of the mini games from Yakuza games as possible ie play baseball, darts, slot car racing, try to recreate what the Yakuza player would do when all the main quests are done.

[@lushfruit]

Day 67 of Asking Mudan to send out a form at the end of the year VC/vlogs for us to vote the top 10 videos in the 365 days in Japan.A Mutube Rewind Eventhough Maria gave us an epic top 5 Mudan momments

[@Ihavename-]

Hell yeah 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@AwesomePossum17]

The Accessory museum mudan :)

[@flavorhostage]

It was kind of fun walking across the Rainbow Bridge but it was mostly just a long walk. It was an odd autum day where I encountered all different kinds of weather from rainy to sunny and hot. It was worth it for me but you need a lot of time (which I usually do when I'm on vacation.)

[@CorgiFlops]

If you like nature/parks, Kasai Rinkai Park is awesome.

[@am53n8]

The escape room thing sounds interesting for sure

[@Furitenma]

The only thing I actually enjoyed about Odaiba was the Gundam Store / Museum, can’t believe you didn’t mention it.

[@TheToneBender]

What lavmic do you use?

[@am53n8]

Hollyland Lark M2 if I'm not mistaken

[@knackigbrot]

Always funny to see someone talk about the Miniatur Wunderland while sitting in the Miniatur Wunderland.

[@brianbuchmeier]

I’ve never seen the Rainbow Bridge actually lit up like a rainbow. I think it only happens on special occasions.

[@maxfediushkin1916]

TeamLabs was the worst part of my 3 week vacation in Japan last year. There's nothing to do or experience if you're not into taking photos for Instagram.

[@MrNgMichael]

I think it's still an experience for most of the exhibits, some of them have dark rooms, so it can't even be photographed well

[@DreamingCannibal]

Nice Haircut :D

[@strangerice4467]

Day 6 of asking you to remake the very first video of this entire 365 Day series before you move back.

[@jarik7658]

The Yokohama Gundam is being moved to Osaka for the World Expo.

[@vustvaleo8068]

but they removed the moving skeleton and the outer shell is now fitted on a static fixed pose skeleton with some modification added to the outer shell.

[@BradMedtron]

I'm gonna miss these daily Vlogs.

[@Spedatr0n]

Epic

[@ariannareyes4053]

Will you do a meet up for fans before you go? Im in Okinawa I wouldn't mind flying over just to meet one of the many KZbinrs I watch. Its on my bucket list; been in Japan for 3 years and still haven't come across you guys :(

[@ManiX207]

why hte heck is hte audio so disorted .. it scurry

[@eldoprano]

wth, what about the beach! I go there every week with my bicycle. It has a cheap supermarket nearby and at night is pretty calm, so you can eat something there and relax

[@emma_nutella58]

One day I’ll be able to do these things in Tokyo

[@smokeeey9637]

you should get way more sleep this year, when you come back to Estonia and you will have more time

[@tikitoursjpn3356]

It used to be even better. A few things closed during the global outbreak.

[@ohredhk]

There is another lifer size Gundam in Fukuoka. For some reason, no one talk about.

[@Wring159]

If only the onsen is still there.... also, monjayaki street is here too.

[@ilikethenintendo]

1:35 ok Kaneda from Akira

[@Ihavename-]

Day 296 of commenting to feed the algorithm :D

[@kenmojisan1900]

個人的には東京は観光する所は少ないと思います。 長期間の旅行をするなら京都、沖縄、北海道をお勧めします。

[@MrNgMichael]

I think Tokyo is interesting because it is so unlike every other big city in the world. I've been to Hong Kong, New York, and live in Los Angeles. Historical neighborhoods and interesting architecture can be good sightseeing spots because it is unique to that part of the world.

[@bobboberson8297]

外国人なら、東京自体が観光地だと思います。日本を体験したい人には東京が十分です。

[@bobboberson8297]

disagree on team labs planets, it felt pretty mediocre, especially for the price and in comparison to the other team labs (which is actually really fun imo) and features some of the same areas as planets does, so you're only missing out on a couple rooms if you skip planets and only do the other one.

[@jannis11]

Nice

[@blaaaaaaaaaaaaargh]

rainbow? gundam... datto?

[@4140ajj]

4 minutes late?! I'm getting slower

[@4140ajj]

...who already disliked the video? (one person was very unhappy with Mudan, I guess)

[@alterist64]

Day 5? (non-consecutive) of asking mudan to check out Toyosu market and the nearby free footbaths. Come on it was right there in odaiba 🥺

[@Pyrothmatic]

day 329 of watching mudan everyday

[@CyanLex]

The life size Gundam was taken down?! Man Day 116 of asking Mudan host a huge battle royale IRL

[@petitlapin2253]

It was always meant to be temporary and actually stayed longer than first announced. I think they moved it to Osaka for 2025 World Expo? (But static)

[@mythicaldata6297]

Day 20 of asking you to do a long style vlog video where you go barhopping at night with PremierTwo Pete

[@TheRedKnight101]

Day 5 of asking Mudan to run for Prime Minister of Canada

[@ingloriousdane]

Day 122 of commenting on Mudan's Vlog: (Forgot to comment yesterday 😫But guess that no harm is done?! 🤷‍♂) I really hope that the Robot Restaurant is going to be visited by Mudan and hear his review of it 😃

[@peterdellastella8632]

Kim Kitsuragy looking fit

[@PUNISSSH]

Day 262 of commenting to help Mudan with the algorithm.

[@Hammerstrike81]

Whaddyamean you didn't want to do the go-karting and get launched forty feet in the air whilst doing five cartwheels. Hmph. I thought you were all about the content. And you call yourself a KZbinr. lol Nah, just kidding. I hate those damned things. Thanks, fella~! What sorts of wacky things will Mudan get up to tomorrow?

[@ThorPalsson]

First viewer - First commenter

[@pip4183]

ant

[@rdereckdelacruz7841]

Go abandoned house or school

[@rupertmiller9690]

~Two fortnights left. The length of time one, not the cringe game.

[@uselesspig1]

tatsumi port island irl!?!?!?!?