There are many indoor entertainment facilities in Odaiba, making it perfect to enjoy your time there, even on rainy days. At Tokyo Joypolis, one of the largest indoor theme parks in Japan, there are many different attractions, including VR using the latest technology.

Odaiba is also great for families. “Kidzania Tokyo” lets children experience 100 different professions while using real tools and equipment, and “Tokyo Trick Art Labyrinth Hall” is where you can take interesting and weird pictures. At Tokyo Leisureland, instead, you can play video games in the large game center, or pretend to be a UFO catcher.

If you are more into shopping there are four large complex facilities that are very convenient. “Diver City Tokyo Plaza” has more than 150 stores. “Venus Fort” replicates the cityscape of European cities of the 17th and 18th centuries. “Dex Tokyo Beach,”which reminds of a large boat floating on the sea on an open terrace with a wooden deck. “Acqua City Odaiba” overlooks a reproduction of the Statue of Liberty and Tokyo Bay. Each one of these places has its unique appeal.

In Odaiba, with all its convenient commercial facilities, you will not need to worry about where to eat. Here are our three recommendations that can be enjoyed at “Aqua City Odaiba” just one minute walking from Yurikamome Daiba Station.

Yoshimaru Suisan in Aqua City Odaiba, is a restaurant where you can enjoy carefully selected seafood purchased from Toyosu Market. You can get dishes for prices as low as 100 yen (tax not included), and you can choose different types of sushi and have them delivered to you on a conveyor belt. You can easily order from a touch panel.

*The menu is available also in English and Chinese and the staff can speak English.

Many of the sushi dishes are great and well-balanced with the flavor of the shari. The color of the plate itself is different depending on the price of the dish, so it will be easy for you to keep track of how much you are spending.

In addition to sushi dishes such as salmon and tuna, you will also find rolled sushi, like harasaki, and side dished like tempura and fried chicken.

Yoshimaru Suisan is the perfect place for those who want to enjoy a large variety of flavors at lunch. Depending on the season, fish like tuna and yellow tail may not be available.

The cave-like Zest Cantina Odaiba, is a modern Mexican restaurant that serves meat dishes like burgers, tacos, and steaks. The staff are friendly and speak English Perfectly. It’s open until midnight, and it can be used also as just a bar.

The specialty item on the menu of this restaurant is the “Zest Burger,” which uses 100% US prime beef, for 1000 yen (tax included). It sports lots of toppings and flavorful patties. The savory homemade chili sauce enhances the taste. This burger alone is big enough, but it comes also with a salad on weekdays at lunchtime, and it comes also with an all-you-can-eat-potatoes, and an all-you-can-drink option.

You will find a selection of whiskey and liquors, including Mexican specialties like tequila that you can enjoy with your food.

Gonpachi Odaiba, where you can enjoy soba, skewers, and tempura, is a popular Japanese restaurant celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020. You can enjoy your meal in a space that looks like an old-style Japanese house. The skewers are carefully prepared with slow-burning charcoal, and the noodles for soba are hand-made every day with the restaurant’s unique recipe.

Gonapachi Odaiba's popular lunch choice is Edo-mae Ebi Shitendon, a dish with 4 large prawns for 1000 yen (including tax). This is a perfect combination of crispy shrimp goodness, and the restaurant’s secret sauce! This is a very satisfying weekday only lunch item that comes with pork soup, handmade soba and drinks, in addition to the tempura bowl.

The soba is hand-made in the store, and you can see the kneading and cutting process from up close. Enjoy the craftsman's work!

The restaurant is open until 3:30am, so you can enjoy Japanese food and sake to your heart’s content while watching the lights of Tokyo Bay and the city of Odaiba from the seats by the windows. There are many foreign staff members and the menu is available in English as well.

Odaiba is like a huge theme park where you can enjoy leisure and dining while catching a great view over the sea. Take your time to walk around and enjoy the many places to have fun for adults and children, and the many food choices.

Written by Medium KK