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Once you get out of the station to Odaiba, you will notice a
beautiful hotel. That's the La Meridien Grand Pacific Hotel Tokyo. I would
love to say that I stayed at this hotel but this hotel was beyond what any of us students
can afford. If you have a friend in Japan you can stay with, that would save you a
lot of money! How to do that? Easy. #1)
You can join a Japanese culture club or a conversation program at your university
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If anything, there is one building you cannot miss in Odaiba. It's right there and it attracts your attention immediately. What building? It's the Fuji Television Headquarters building. It's only a three minute walk from Daiba Station on the Yurikamome Line. If you are a big fan of Japanese television shows, this building is a must see!!!!
Pictured is the Fuji Television Heaquarters
building at night! Chou sugoi ne!? [Awesome isn't it!]
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The Fuji TV building was built by Tange Kenzo, one of Japan's leading architects. When you take a tour, you directly take a ride to the top inside that sphere in the middle (the observation deck). There you can see a great view of Odaiba. When you walk near the entrance, you are greeted with the Fuji symbol statue and a countdown to the year 2000 section. A few Japanese bypassers watched us as we tried unsuccesfully to have a picture with the statue while we jump...we can imagine what the families around us were thinking. I was pretty stoked (California term=Happy) to see posters of Japan's top movie "Odoru Daisousassen" and the current Japanese dramas surrounding pillars near the building. The next thing to do is buy a tour ticket to view the Fuji building. I believe the cost was like ¥500. |
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The photos are from L-R are: a) KNDY & Charles happy to finally be at the Fuji Building b) Countdown to the year 2000 - Are Japanese concerned about Y2K...hehe... c) Posters of Odoru Daisousassen on a Fuji TV pillar d) The ticket to go on tour at Fuji TV.
O.k...we've got our tickets....let's check out this tour!!! (go to Odaiba page 3)
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OTHER ODAIBA LINKS ON THE INTERNET:
Japan Magazine's Odaiba Page: Beautiful photographs of the Museum and Exposition Center. [English]
Odaiba Guide: A guide showing you around Odaiba. Below is an icon in which you can listen to a real audio guide show in Japanese of the sites in Odaiba. [Japanese]
Odaiba Now: [Japanese]
Odaiba Web: [Japanese]
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