Odaiba Beach — Attraction in Tokyo

As I walked through Odaiba Park in Tokyo this evening, the night air crisp and cool, a song suddenly came to mind “Every Time You Go Away” by Paul Young. The familiar melody echoed in my thoughts, and I couldn’t help but remember the lyrics: "Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you." It felt so fitting. I thought of the days when my ex-girlfriend and I used to walk hand in hand along Sentosa Beach in Singapore, the sound of the waves mixing with our laughter, our hearts in sync as we strolled along the shore. We had even talked about getting married soon, dreaming of a future together. It felt like nothing could tear us apart. But now, as I walked alone in Odaiba, the song in my mind became a haunting reminder of what we lost. Every time you go away, those words echoed louder, a painful reminder that with her departure, she took a piece of me. Our dreams, our love, the future we had planned... all of it vanished, leaving behind only the ache of what could have been. Tonight, as I walked through Odaiba, the song reminded me of the heartbreak, of the love that once was, and of the plans that would never come true. Yet, no matter how far we’ve drifted apart, those memories, and that piece of me she took with her, will forever be imprinted...

Odaiba Beach is one of the few places in Tokyo that has a relatively picturesque shore. White sand, probably imported from another island, line the beach.

Locals love to bring their families her during the weekends. Late spring to early autumn are often the preferred times. It is close to a lot of malls and combinis so food and other picnic items ate not a problem. Drop by Daiso to get umbrellas, blankets, et al. Trust me, they practically have everything.

Toilets are everywhere. Kayaking is also available. You can walk to the fort which relatively has a smaller crowd than the beach.

Swimming and fishing is not allowed though you can frolick, play, and wade in the water but NO SWIMMING.

Get to Odaiba Beach via Yurikamome or Rinkai Line. If using the former, you can stop at Odaiba Kaihinkohen Station. Maruetsu and OK Supermarket are right beside the stations. When using Rinkai, get off Tokyo Teleport Station and walk a bit...

DO NOT TRY TO GO SWIMMING HERE!!!!! I went here 2 days ago and being someone who can't read or speak ANY Japanese I thought I might as well go swimming, I thought the reason why everyone was just knee deep in the water no one wanted to swim, So I went swimming for about an hour until we had to go check out everything else in Odaiba. About 2-3 hours later I felt very dehydrated and the day after seem to have gotten a sore throat, I figured it was probably from something I ate but what It Actually was (as I just found out a few hours ago) there's no swimming due to contaminated water and sewage run off, So now I'm hoping it's not serious and it passes within a week or two, If not It'll cost me ~$240CAD(20,000JPY) to see a doctor when I'm already on a very strict budget for these next 3 weeks.

EDIT!!! I've added an extra ⭐️ because the beach and surrounding areas are...