Before coming to Tokyo, I was told that Odaiba is the place that I must visit! I had it on my schedule, but when I came to Odaiba I was surprised that the place was deserted. I walked to the Ferris Wheel and to the waterfront, but did not run into anybody at all. I saw cars, but there were no people walking around. I went to the Ferris Wheel when it started to rain and I was absolutely alone taking a ride. Approaching the top, my cabin rocked and the wind roared, so it was a bit scary. I saw the shapes of buildings that looked like shadows or a ghostly city. From the Ferris Wheel, I had to run towards the station as the rain became heavier. I met no one again, and even in a cafe where I decided to have a lunch I was alone. The weather made for a really strange visit, but I enjoyed it anyway!
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Ghostly Odaiba
A rainy day in Tokyo with an approaching typhoon
![Elena Lisina Elena Lisina](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/u/242842747/240x240!/5937a94e67ba81b54e5cdb14.jpg)
By Elena Lisina
Community writer
![Odaiba Ferris Wheel is 115 meters tall and is one of the biggest in the world](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159354/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159354.jpg)
Odaiba Ferris Wheel is 115 meters tall and is one of the biggest in the world
![Mirror "endless" passages leading to Odaiba](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159308/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159308.jpg)
Mirror "endless" passages leading to Odaiba
![It felt srange with no people around...](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159309/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159309.jpg)
It felt srange with no people around...
![I had the idea of being in "another reality"](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159310/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159310.jpg)
I had the idea of being in "another reality"
![Skyscrapers of Odaiba](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159311/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159311.jpg)
Skyscrapers of Odaiba
![I was the only one to take a ride!](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159312/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159312.jpg)
I was the only one to take a ride!
![I chose a transparent cabin](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159313/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159313.jpg)
I chose a transparent cabin
![The view of skyscrapers and Tokyo (the rain has started)](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159319/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159319.jpg)
The view of skyscrapers and Tokyo (the rain has started)
![Waterfront of Odaiba](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159320/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159320.jpg)
Waterfront of Odaiba
![Fuji TV building](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159321/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159321.jpg)
Fuji TV building
![Getting higher...](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159331/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159331.jpg)
Getting higher...
![At the top!](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159332/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159332.jpg)
At the top!
![Wind and rain became stronger](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159333/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159333.jpg)
Wind and rain became stronger
![Grand view!](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159334/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159334.jpg)
Grand view!
![One more view from the height](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159352/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159352.jpg)
One more view from the height
![Ghostly buildings](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159353/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159353.jpg)
Ghostly buildings
![From the waterfront, the weather didn't appeal to me](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159364/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159364.jpg)
From the waterfront, the weather didn't appeal to me
![Even Kitty Shop was deserted!](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159365/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159365.jpg)
Even Kitty Shop was deserted!
![I really felt like being in "another world"](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159368/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159368.jpg)
I really felt like being in "another world"
![No one in my sight...](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159380/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159380.jpg)
No one in my sight...
![Again strange objects and no people](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159381/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159381.jpg)
Again strange objects and no people
![In the cafe I was alone, too!](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159382/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159382.jpg)
In the cafe I was alone, too!
![Visiting that mysterious building I left for later.](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/32132-159383/1000/tokyo-ghostly-odaiba-159383.jpg)
Visiting that mysterious building I left for later.
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Kim Bergström
3 years ago
Wow, no crowds at all! It really does look so different when it's empty!
Yeah, it was very strange and surreal I'd say!
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