Chelsea Girl: Odaiba: The Man-Made Island

Last weekend I went to Odaiba with Nao, Ken, and later met up with Tomomi and Nao's friend. It's a place that had been on my list to see since it's a man-made island and has all kind of technology, shopping, and mainly a cool ferris wheel. So we spent the afternoon walking around and checking out what all there is to see. It's also a dog-friendly town so I saw tons of people who bring their dogs (decked out in cute clothes, strollers, etc) and that made me happy. It's a very modern place, built with many easy conveniences and technologically-advanced, since there is the Toyota, Fuji, and other showrooms there. You could spend a whole day there and not have to leave with all the entertainment and things to do! We saw the Statue of Liberty- a smaller version modeled after the French original, the Venus Fort shopping mall- a beautifully designed mall that made me feel I was in Europe, the Toyota showroom where I did a simulator ride for their new safety breaking procedures, the Ferris wheel to get a nighttime view, and just walked around and got dinner. We went to an Okonomiyaki place, which is cooked on a skillet in front of you and is basically made like a "pancake" though it has lots cabbage, your choice of filling like meat/seafood/cheese/etc, and sometimes noodles. Then there's a yummy sauce and mayo poured on top to make it a ooey gooey goodness! We also had some yakisoba and a couple other things- it was all delicious!