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Odaiba

3.4 km² of land in the Pacific Ocean.

When to go

Odaiba seen from space, cut out from the sea (Sentinel-2)
DaibaAomi
N 0.2 km

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

3.4km²

Area

12km

Coastline

21m

Highest point

323

People

26°C

Warmest sea

August

923km

To the mainland

When to go to Odaiba

Best for the beach from July to September.

The sea is warmest in August (26 °C) and coolest in February (13 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to October.

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.

Town located in Minato-ku, Tokyo

Odaiba is an artificial island in Japan. It covers 3.4 km², with 12 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 21 m. About 323 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 923 km away. It was built by people.

Read more on Wikipedia

Getting there

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 9 km in a straight lineCar hire at HND airport (Tokyo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • Ferries3 ferry terminals on the island
  • 923 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
  • From July to Septemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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On the island

What you find on Odaiba.

  • 1beachesOdaiba Beach
  • 9viewpointsTelecom Center Observatory, LOVE sign, Statue of Liberty, and Rainbow Bridge view, Dream Bridge and 6 more
  • 3ferry terminalsOdaiba Mooring
  • 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
  • 44restaurants, cafés and bars

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 9 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.

  • 100 %0–50 m

Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).

Size, for real

Next to islands you may know.

Odaiba3 km²
Capri10 km²

2 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Towns on the island

  • Daiba5,530 people
  • Aomi1,012 people

Month by month

The weather on the island.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon high (°C)91013182326293027221711
Night low (°C)114914182223201493
Sea (°C)141314151821232625221916
Rain (mm)807512413514818515213421124612083
Wet days671212121515131513107
Sun h/day5.14.75.05.55.64.45.46.74.83.73.94.6
Wind (km/h)151617171513141314141314

Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.

Recent years

Warmer and cooler years at sea.

Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020−0.2−1.1−1.3−1.3±0.0±0.0−1.8+0.2+1.1+0.9±0.0−0.5
2021+0.7+0.4+0.2−0.4−0.6−0.4−0.3−1.3−0.8+0.9−1.9−2.0
2022−3.0−2.8−1.0+1.6+1.5+0.5+2.3+1.9+1.0+0.5−1.0−1.9
2023−1.8+0.2+1.6+2.2+1.1+1.2+3.2+2.6+2.4+0.6±0.0−1.1
2024−1.2−1.2−1.6+1.3+1.5+2.1+3.7+3.0+2.6+1.3+0.3−1.6
2025−2.0−1.4+0.5+0.2+1.0+2.6+3.8+2.2+2.6+0.8−2.1−1.5

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

Odaiba close up - 2025 Jan 14 01-27PM
Nesnad · CC BY 4.0
Odaiba view close up 2025 Jan 14 01-07PM
Nesnad · CC BY 4.0
2018 FCG Headquarters Building 2
Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hilton Tokyo Odaiba 2
Syced · CC0

About these numbers

Names, area, populationWikidata (Q211861) · CC0
Outline© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
ClimateNASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
TownsGeoNames · CC BY 4.0
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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