Tokyo Bay Walk (3) Shinagawa-Takeshiba: Nov. 12, 2011

I took the 3rd part of my Tokyo Bay walk. It was from Shinagawa to Takeshiba Pier.

The area has many faces. There are container and passenger terminals in the seaside. There are office buildings and commercial facilities as well as apartments. Canals run in the earth and highways and monorail are over the ground.


I walked the passage along a canal near JR Shinagawa station. The water was calm and the seagulls looked relaxed.

I saw a sewerage disposal plant near Shinagawa station. It reminded me of the huge volume of Tokyo’s waste and of the importance of disposal system.

The Rainbow Bridge connects Shibaura and Odaiba districts. Cars and trains move round and climb the road or the rail before crossing the bridge. The scene has already become one of the symbolic views of Tokyo.


I moved Shibaura terminal. There were warehouses in the seafront area.

An old ship was displayed in a road (walkway). The ship was used in the Taisho Period (1910-25) for land reclamation work. A monorail car passed over the sea when I was arrived there.


I moved forward and arrived in Hinode terminal. It is mainly used for passenger ships. I sawa many tourists gathering here to enjoy Tokyo Bay cruising. Many buses were waiting their guest returning from the cruise.

I moved up to Takeshiba Pier. Another passenger lines, including the lines to/from Ogasawara and other located islands, leave and arrive here. The terrace was floored with timbers and wea well decorated.








* If you walk the seafront line of Tokyo Bay clockwise from south, you will pass following places.

(1)Haneda Airport (2)Minami Omori (3)Showa-jima Island (4)Keihin-jima Island (5)Oi container terminal (6)Shinagawa container terminal (7)Shibaura terminai (8)Hinode terminal (9)Takeshiba pier.

Then, you will arrive at Tsukiji or the mouth of Sumida River. They are the west part of the bay in Tokyo territory (Tokyo Bay is surrounded also by Kanagawa and Chiba Prefectures).
Today’s walk was from point (6) to (9).