4 Best Shopping in Odaiba, Tokyo

Overlooking the harbor, this six-story complex of shops, restaurants, and boardwalks is really two connected malls: Island Mall and Seaside Mall. For kids (or nostalgic adults), check out the Lego Discovery Center, Joypolis mega-arcade, Trick Art Museum, and Madame Tussauds Tokyo. At the Seaside Mall, a table by the window in any of the restaurants looks out to a delightful view of the harbor, especially at sunset, when the yakatabune (traditional-roofed pleasure boats) drift down the Sumida-gawa from Yanagibashi and Ryogoku. You can also try shopping at the equally large Aqua City mall next door.

Aqua City is almost indistinguishable from its next-door neighbor, Decks Tokyo Beach. What does set it apart from a regular shopping mall is the variety of food options: a food court in the basement, a barbeque spot on the roof, and a ramen theme park—as well as its own shrine. It also boasts a cinema and a wide selection of Japanese and international brands.

Opened in June 2020, Ariake Garden is a large-scale shopping mall with more than 200 stores, a hotel, spa with hot spring access, theater, rooftop terrace, and garden.

Diver City gets a lot of foot traffic, mainly due to the life-sized Gundam robot statue welcoming shoppers in at the door. It also boasts a wide selection of stores and a food court with many dining options.