On Wednesday the whole of Year 5 went on a trip to Odaiba. Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, across the spectacular 'Rainbow Bridge' from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1800s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. The trip was a little different in that the children have spent the last 6 weeks planning the trip themselves. They researched the area and chose activities they would like to do within their budget of 3500 yen (about 17 GBP). They had to get to Odaiba using public transport and a route decided by them. Various groups used the subway, monorail and even the water bus! Odaiba has a wide range of museums including the excellent Museum of Emerging Science which some groups visited, however other groups went to the arcades and huge shopping malls. Unfortunately the famous ferris wheel was not running and so we couldn't experience that but other landmarks visited included the Fuji TV Centre and the Statue of Liberty (a smaller replica of the New York landmark).
The day was a real success and everyone got home in one piece!
Visit this website to find out more about Odaiba: http://www.tokyoessentials.com/odaiba.html
Odaiba Trip
On Wednesday the whole of Year 5 went on a trip to Odaiba. Odaiba is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, across the spectacular 'Rainbow Bridge' from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1800s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. The trip was a little different in that the children have spent the last 6 weeks planning the trip themselves. They researched the area and chose activities they would like to do within their budget of 3500 yen (about 17 GBP). They had to get to Odaiba using public transport and a route decided by them. Various groups used the subway, monorail and even the water bus! Odaiba has a wide range of museums including the excellent Museum of Emerging Science which some groups visited, however other groups went to the arcades and huge shopping malls. Unfortunately the famous ferris wheel was not running and so we couldn't experience that but other landmarks visited included the Fuji TV Centre and the Statue of Liberty (a smaller replica of the New York landmark).
The day was a real success and everyone got home in one piece!
Visit this website to find out more about Odaiba: http://www.tokyoessentials.com/odaiba.html
Posted by anna on February 29, 2008 1:41 AM
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