Rainbow Bridge
Walk the lower deck and you get Tokyo Tower to the north, Mount Fuji to the south — all on foot across 798 metres of open bay.
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The pedestrian walkways on this double-decker suspension bridge let you cross northern Tokyo Bay on foot. The English name was chosen by public vote. After dark, lamps on the supporting cables switch on in red, white, and green using solar energy collected during the day.
What to look for
- The white towers, painted specifically to harmonize with central Tokyo's skyline as seen from Odaiba
- North walkway: Tokyo Tower and the inner harbour side by side
- South walkway: Tokyo Bay opening out, with Mount Fuji visible on clear days
Walk in from Tamachi Station (JR East) or Shibaura-futō Station (Yurikamome); summer hours 09:00–21:00, winter 10:00–18:00, last walkway access 30 min before close.
Rainbow Bridge is one of 35 sights worth the detour in Tokyo, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Tokyo pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Tokyo
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon TowerA 50-story school curved like a cocoon — white aluminum and dark-blue glass, criss-crossed by diagonal white lines — that beat 150 rival proposals and won Skyscraper of the Year.
- Tokyo SkytreeAt 634 metres, the height isn't random — 6-3-4 spells "Musashi," the ancient name for this exact corner of Tokyo.
- Tokyo TowerA third of its steel came from US tanks scrapped after the Korean War — Japan's postwar recovery, painted orange and bolted into the sky.
- National Diet LibraryBorn in 1948 as a "citadel of popular sovereignty," Japan's national library holds 12 million volumes — and anyone can walk in.
- Akihabara (Electric Town)The black market that outgrew itself and became Japan's otaku capital.
- Tokyo National MuseumOne in ten of every artwork Japan has ever officially designated a National Treasure lives here.