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[Japan trip] Odaiba, Palette Town: Venus Fort + Toyota Mega Web + DiverCity Plaza

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My October Tokyo trip continued in Odaiba , which although I had previously visited in April during my last trip , I did not have the chance to complete a tour of the whole island, so I am back again! It is a popular tourist destination and the island is big enough to spend the entire day.   This time round, we didn't spend the whole day again as typhoons hit Tokyo during our second day in Japan. All trains and buses services ceased temporarily or were delayed, and everything went back to normal only in the afternoon. We took the train to Odaiba, and we headed straight to Palette Town .     We went to Venus Fort , and it is said to be the first outlet mall in Tokyo. I love the interior of the mall as it resembles an 18th century European town.     I picked up a Tax-Free Sling Pouch from Burberry Blue Label and it cost me 23000Yen (SGD280).   I personally love the design very much, and B...

[Japan trip] I love ODAIBA!

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On my recent trip to Japan, Tokyo, one of my favorite places was Odaiba! It's a large artificial man made island located in Tokyo Bay. Back during the Tokugawa Shogunate era, this island was made due to the arrival of the Americans as a form of defense, but today, it is an island of recreation and shopping akin to that of Sentosa! Although it was quite a distance away from where we stayed (Shinjuku), as well as the transportation being slightly pricey, imho it was worth it! The amount of money and effort spent to get there was very worthwhile. Odaiba is so beautiful beyond words, and it is like a paradise to me! To get there, we took the Tokyo Metro train to Shimbashi, then transferred over to the Yurikamome Line , which is an automated transit train controlled purely by a computer system. Think our very own Bukit Panjang LRT! This driverless monorail brought us across the Tokyo Bay via over the Rainbow Bridge, and we alighted at Daiba Station . Crossing the...