Rainbow Bridge Views

Crossing Tokyo Bay's Rainbow Bridge on foot at dusk

Anne Lauenroth Dec 25, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>Rainbow Bridge, Yakatabune pleasure boats and skyline at night, as seen from Odaiba</p>

<p>Walking to the bridge from Yurikamome's Shibaurafuto Station</p>

<p>The walkway on the lower deck of the bridge, with the central Yurikamome tracks on picture's right side</p>

<p>View along the bridge from one of the observation platforms</p>

<p>Ramp at Shibaura from the south side</p>

<p>Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end</span></p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end, with the upper and lower decks going their separate ways</span></p>

<p>Odaiba, seen from the south side of the bridge</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Upper and lower decks at Odaiba</span></p>

<p>Arriving at the promenade in Odaiba</p>

<p>Odaiba beach with Yakatabune pleasure boats and skyline in the background</p>

<p>Yakatabune pleasure boats in front of the Rainbow Bridge, seen from the Odaiba waterfront promenade</p>

<p>Odaiba beach, with Yakatabune pleasure boats in front of the Rainbow Bridge</p>

<p>View from Odaiba after sunset, with Yakatabune pleasure boats in front of the Rainbow Bridge</p>

<p>Illuminated trees, Yakatabune pleasure boats and the Rainbow Bridge at Odaiba</p>

<p>Illuminated Rainbow Bridge at night, seen from Odaiba</p>

The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge in Tokyo Bay, connecting Shibaura to the man-made island of Odaiba. Officially called the Tokyo Wan Renraku-kyo, the bridge can be crossed by car, the Yurikamome rubber-tired train or on foot, offering panoramic views of the inner Tokyo harbor from the north side and Tokyo Bay from the south side.

The walkways are open from 10:00 to 18:00 (November-March) and 9:00-21:00 (April-November). The walk is especially beautiful at dusk, even though the exhaust fumes and traffic noise kill part of the romantic atmosphere.

Crossing the bridge on foot is free and takes about 30 minutes if you stop to take some pictures.

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Anne Lauenroth @anne.lauenroth

German writer, translator and editor with a passion for travel, photography and all things Japanese. More about me and my work on www.allwordz.com and www.floating-worlds.com.