Day 5 of University Graduation Trip, Digimon Tour of Tokyo on May 4, 2017

Fifth day of our graduation trip in Japan.
The friends that were staying in the same apartment with me in Tokyo all expressed that they weren’t very much into Japanese animations. After some brief discussions we found that our common ground was only “Digimon Adventure”, so we decided to carry out a “Digimon Tour” of Hikarigaoka and Odaiba.

Shinjuku Street


Shinjuku Street


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Since this is a public post, usual components of graduation trip such as poker games, pillow fights, ghost stories won’t be part of the post.

Since we were casual visitors, our Digimon Tour was also half sightseeing, so we didn’t store in our cell phones for frame-by-frame reference. So the angles of our photo may be different from the ones in the animation.

So in the morning we took the metro to Hikarigaoka Station. Hikarigaoka happened to be the terminal station of Oedo Metro line.

Hikarigaoka

Hikarigaoka didn’t appear quite often in “Digimon Adventure”, it’s mainly in the first movie (Birth of Koromon) and season 2.

Tokyo Metro


Tokyo Metro


Street Sign at Hikarigaoka Station with Digimon Theme


Street Sign at Hikarigaoka Station with Digimon Theme


Apartment Building in Hikarigaoka


Apartment Building in Hikarigaoka


Since it’s Japanese golden week, there were some festival party going on at Hikarigaoka Park, one of them is this Mongolian Sumo. After watching them for five minutes, my friends and I came to the conclusion that it’s team briefs versus team trouser.
Mongolian Sumo

Mongolian Sumo
Mongolian Sumo


Festival Party at Hikarigaoka Park

Festival Party at Hikarigaoka Park
Festival Party at Hikarigaoka Park


Apartment of Yagami Taichi


Apartment of Yagami Taichi


Sign of Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital


Sign of Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital


Hikarigaoka ふたこ Bridge


Hikarigaoka ふたこ Bridge


Hikarigaoka ふたこ Bridge


Hikarigaoka ふたこ Bridge


LIAIN/LIVIN Shopping Complex


LIAIN/LIVIN Shopping Complex


Overpass


Overpass


Avenue of Battle


Avenue of Battle


Building in Hikarigaoka


Building in Hikarigaoka


Building Hit by Agumon Fireball


Building Hit by Agumon Fireball


Street Corner


Street Corner


Avenue of Battle


Avenue of Battle

In summary, Hikarigaoka was a lively residential community, as we were surrounded by locals enjoying their holiday, no tourists. Cars passing by were all astound that we were enthusiastically taking photos of a certain road post.

After leaving Hikarigaoka we headed for Odaiba, which included a ride on the picturesque Yurikamome train. Most of the real-world stories of Digimon Adventure 1 happened in Odaiba. Due to the presence of major companies, shopping and entertainment complexes, this aftificial island is becoming one of the major sightseeing sites in Tokyo.

Tokyo Metro Shiodome Station


Tokyo Metro Shiodome Station


Japan Television Building


Japan Television Building


Yurikamome Train Arriving


Yurikamome Train Arriving

Odaiba

Odaiba-kaihinkoen Station


Odaiba-kaihinkoen Station


Buildings in Odaiba


Buildings in Odaiba


Odaibaテレポート Bridge


Odaiba テレポート Bridge
A pedestrian cable-stayed bridge.


It was a festive day at Odaiba, as the Promenade Park was filled with visitors and vendors alike.
Live Concert in Odaiba


Live Concert in Odaiba


Concert in Odaiba MEGAWEB


Concert in Odaiba MEGAWEB


Odaiba Toyota Exhibition Center


Odaiba Toyota Exhibition Center
The cars on display were mostly of Toyota’s unassuming eco-friendly line, the only thing slightly more exciting was this sporty police car.


Odaiba Ferris Wheel


Odaiba Ferris Wheel


I hadn’t tried out any Ferris wheel so I was quite keen on this one at Odaiba (in Digimon Adventure Tri the protagonists spent five minutes chatting in these Ferris wheel carriages), but the lines were stretched and it’s not early in the day, so decided to carry out our Digimon Tour without that.
Apartment of Izzy Izumi


Apartment of Izzy Izumi

シーリア前 Intersection

The image of which was frequently seen in Digimon Adventure 1.

シーリア前 Intersection


シーリア前 Intersection


シーリア前 Intersection


シーリア前 Intersection


Traffic Light where Agumon Battled


Traffic Light where Agumon Battled


Train Passing Before Odaiba Ferris Wheel


Train Passing Before Odaiba Ferris Wheel


Rainbow Bridge


Rainbow Bridge


Residential Buildings in Odaiba 1 Chome


Residential Buildings in Odaiba 1 Chome


Odaiba Beach Festival


Odaiba Beach Festival


It was all festival going on at Odaiba Beach, with a national beach volleyball contest going on.
Carting Caravan

Carting Caravan
Carting Caravan


Apartment of Yagami Taichi


Apartment of Yagami Taichi


After comparing the rather mainstream apartment of Yagami Taichi and the apartment of Izzy Izumi with front sea view, which quite corresponded to the setting of Izzy Izumi in the animation as a well-off boy.
DECKS Shopping Complex


DECKS Shopping Complex

Fuji TV Station

This place should witness more battles in Digimon Adventure than anywhere else, its image should be in the mind of every Digimon audience. In Digimon Adventure 1 it’s the headquarter of Vamdemon.

Fuji TV Building


Fuji TV Building


Fuji TV Building


Fuji TV Building


At Fuji TV we found that we could visit the observatory located in that globe, and ticket was rather affordable, so why not?
DiverCity Shopping Complex Parking Lot


DiverCity Shopping Complex Parking Lot
Quite good greenings on its exterior wall.


Visitor Escalator up Fuji TV


Visitor Escalator up Fuji TV
There were quite some people visiting Fuji TV Building that day, and it was hot in these escalators with glass cover.


Odaiba Streets


Odaiba Streets


Fuji TV Building

Fuji TV Building
Fuji TV Building


Fuji TV Building Overlooking Odaiba Ferris Wheel


Fuji TV Building Overlooking Odaiba Ferris Wheel


Exhibition in Fuji TV Observation Deck


Exhibition in Fuji TV Observation Deck
The latest animation characters (that I never heard of)


Odaiba Sea Bus Station


Odaiba Sea Bus Station


Statue of Liberty at Odaiba and Observation Platform


Statue of Liberty at Odaiba and Observation Platform


Exhibition in Fuji TV Observation Deck


Exhibition in Fuji TV Observation Deck
The latest animation characters (that I never heard of)


Claw Crane for Garage Kit


Claw Crane for Garage Kit
Usually crawl cranes were for dolls, it’s the first time that I saw the ingenious Japanese people invented one for garage kits.


Overlooking Odaiba Shores


Overlooking Odaiba Shores


Rainbow Bridge


Rainbow Bridge
And downtown Tokyo in the background.


Tokyo International Container Dock


Tokyo International Container Dock


Battlefield Platform up Fuji TV Building


Battlefield Platform up Fuji TV Building


Support Beams of Fuji TV Building


Support Beams of Fuji TV Building


Overlooking DiverCity Shopping Complex


Overlooking DiverCity Shopping Complex


Circular Observatory up Fuji TV Building


Circular Observatory up Fuji TV Building


Fuji TV Building

Fuji TV Building
Fuji TV Building


Statue


Statue


Fuji TV Building


Fuji TV Building


After that we checked out the Statue of Liberty at Odaiba.
100 years after the French Revolution, United States sent a smaller Statue of Liberty to France as a return gift. During the Japan’s “French Year” of that smaller statue was borrowed by the Japanese and put on display in Odaiba. After that, the Japanese government requested to construct a copy of that statue, which was granted. The copy statue was finished in 2000 and put on display here at Odaiba.
Statue of Liberty at Odaiba


Statue of Liberty at Odaiba


Apartment of Izzy Izumi


Apartment of Izzy Izumi


Odaiba Shores


Odaiba Shores


Rainbow Bridge


Rainbow Bridge


Hilton at Odaiba


Hilton at Odaiba

After that, we figure out that we still have time to visit “Tokyo Big Sight”, another site that frequently appeared in the Digimon Series, so we were on the picturesque Yurikamome train again.

Odaiba Aomi Parking Lot


Odaiba Aomi Parking Lot
Side of Odaiba Ferris Wheel in the background.


Tokyo International Container Dock


Tokyo International Container Dock


Bridges Connecting to Odaiba


Bridges Connecting to Odaiba


Overpass by Tokyo Big Sight


Overpass by Tokyo Big Sight

Tokyo Big Sight

In Digimon Adventure 1, this is where men for Vamdemon kept the kids that they captured; in Digimon Adventure Tri, this is where the protagonists were suck into a different dimension.

Tokyo Big Sight


Tokyo Big Sight


Side Plaza at Tokyo Big Sight


Side Plaza at Tokyo Big Sight


Columns at Tokyo Big Sight


Columns at Tokyo Big Sight


East Promenade


East Promenade


It’s already 5pmn in the afternoon, and my friends and I reserved restaurant seats near our apartments at Shinjuku at 6pm for a party dinner, so we headed back.
Universal Studio Building


Universal Studio Building

Summary of Odaiba Digimon Tour

First, there are two references that I used about this tour (in Chinese)
http://blog.roodo.com/just_like/archives/9285699.html
http://blog.roodo.com/just_like/archives/9285773.html

And since we were casual visitors, we won’t be going frame by frame to find exact angle or every location in the animation that’s also in the real world, like the terminal station of Yurikamome Line Shinbashi Station, bus signs under Odaiba viaduct, but we covered most of the scenes in the animation, and we were pretty pleased with that.

Shinjuku Street


Shinjuku Street

Shinjuku Kabukicho

I went there after dinner to enjoy the night views of neon lights.

Shinjuku Street

Shinjuku Street
Shinjuku Street


Shinjuku Kabukicho

Shinjuku Kabukicho
Shinjuku Kabukicho


Shinjuku Toho Cinema


Shinjuku Toho Cinema
Only cinemas in Japan would put such a giant model of Godzilla on its walls.


Shinjuku Street

Shinjuku Street
Shinjuku Street


Smoothies from Convenience Store


Smoothies from Convenience Store
A rather deceptive design.


That’s my last visit to a convenience store in Tokyo for some cold drinks, and I ended up with such a deceptive smoothie, which I will end my day on.
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