Rainbow Bridge
A suspension bridge across Tokyo Bay with a free pedestrian walkway most visitors never realise exists.
You can walk across it
Rainbow Bridge opened in 1993, carries a motorway, a surface road and the Yurikamome monorail across Tokyo Bay to Odaiba, and is lit white or coloured after dark depending on the season and the day. The part almost nobody knows about is the pedestrian promenade: two free walkways along either side of the lower deck, taking about thirty to forty minutes to cross. The north route faces the city and the Tokyo Tower skyline; the south faces the bay and, on clear winter days, Fuji.
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How to see it
From on it, from beside it, or from across the water.
🚶 The walkway
- Free pedestrian routes on both sides of the lower deck
- North route for the skyline; south for the bay and Fuji
🚝 The monorail
- The Yurikamome crosses the bridge — sit at the front
📸 From outside
- Odaiba’s beach promenade gives the classic lit-bridge view
- Shibaura, on the mainland side, is quieter
Getting to the walkway
The entrances are not obvious and are easy to walk past.
🚇 Mainland side
- Shibaura-futo station on the Yurikamome, then a short signed walk
🚇 Odaiba side
- Odaiba-kaihinkoen station
🛗 Entry
- Lifts take you up to the deck at both ends
When to cross
Daylight only — the walkway is not a night-time route.
🌇 Late afternoon
- Cross before closing and watch the lights come on from Odaiba
❄️ Winter
- Clear dry days give Fuji from the southern walkway
⏰ Hours
- The promenade closes in the early evening and all day on some Mondays
- Closed in high wind
Visitor intelligence
A free hour that most visitors miss entirely.
🚴 Rules
- Cycling is not permitted — bicycles must be pushed on a trolley
- No access after closing time; the gates are locked
🌬 Conditions
- Exposed and windy above the water; considerably colder than street level
📷 Photography
- Fenced, so shoot through the gaps — a small lens hood helps
♿ Access
- Lift access at both ends and level along the deck
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