odaiba.

last weekend i had a really fun time trotting out to Odaiba. this place is in the Tokyo Bay, but its separated from the city. it was originally constructed as a fort, however during the grand BUBBLE ERA of tokyo, it was made into some hyper crazy futuristic island for Fuji T.V. and some gigantic shopping centers and a few museums. i went out there with barney and his lady, yu, because i really wanted to go to a science museum and we heard that the one in Odaiba was top-notch. our journey into the great Odaiba began with a boat cruise called "happy dog boat" where you can bring onboard your dog to take with you (the boat was covered in happy pictures of canine and their human companions). the boat was lovely, the weather was overcast so i think it made for a picturesque time especially when we went under the Rainbow Bridge. the crazy building with a giant ball is Fuji T.V. and the ball part is an observatory. Odaiba itself is quite odd in many different ways (note: the very tiny version of the Statue of Liberty, and not-picture a huge electronic christmas tree that is up year 'round). on the way to the science museum, we passed by this building with flags around the world...it was something called "the international friendship institute" or something, and there were HUNDREDS of cosplay people being photographed. unfortunately, it was covered by guards who yelled at you if you tried to take pictures (but i managed to sneak one in). these are pictures to the start of a fantastic field trip. enjoy!