Dec 25, 2015 - 1 min read

Rainbow Bridge Views

Crossing Tokyo Bay's Rainbow Bridge on foot at dusk

By Anne Lauenroth

Community writer

Rainbow Bridge, Yakatabune pleasure boats and skyline at night, as seen from Odaiba

Walking to the bridge from Yurikamome's Shibaurafuto Station

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

View along the bridge from one of the observation platforms

Ramp at Shibaura from the south side

View from the north side

Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end

Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end

Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end

Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end

Looking back along the bridge from the Odaiba end, with the upper and lower decks going their separate ways

Upper and lower deck

Odaiba, seen from the south side of the bridge

Upper and lower decks at Odaiba

Upper and lower decks at Odaiba

Arriving at the promenade in Odaiba

Arriving at Odaiba at dusk

Odaiba beach with Yakatabune pleasure boats and skyline in the background

Yakatabune pleasure boats in front of the Rainbow Bridge, seen from the Odaiba waterfront promenade

Odaiba beach, with Yakatabune pleasure boats in front of the Rainbow Bridge

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

Illuminated trees, Yakatabune pleasure boats and the Rainbow Bridge at Odaiba

Illuminated Rainbow Bridge at night, seen from Odaiba

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.

More info

Find out more about Rainbow Bridge.

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