Tokyo Bay, Odaibo

Today I went to Tokyo Bay, the south portion of the city, where there's a ton of siteseeing, especially for the futuristic- science minded. The way to get there is (very appropriately) the ultra-modern monorail. It's not as fast as the bullet train, but the ride is really smooth, and the tracks wind between skyscrapers, providing the best impression of modernity. It's like a little rollercoaster, with loops, arches, unexpected turns, and a great panorama.

My first stop was the science museum, which was loads of nerdy fun. This included a virtual reality demo, a bunch of fun hands on exhibitions about superconductivity, DNA, the origin of life, the origin of the universe, the space program, computer related inventions, particle physics, and many more. Bill Nye the Science Guy would love this place. And of course most importantly I saw a robot show (yessss!!!!)



Then there was the Fuji building, and the Tokyo Big Sight, which are both fantastic ultra-modern buildings. A picture is worth a thousand words, so without further ado, here they are:

Fuji Building

Tokyo Big Sight