Shiodome (汐 留) is a district of the city of Tokyo which is part of Minato.
To know
One of the newest neighborhoods in the city, almost entirely built after 2000, Shiodome has been transformed from an abandoned rail freight terminal to a city of skyscrapers. Some parts of the area are still under construction, but most of it is now open.
How to orient yourself
Shiodome: full screen map.The main street in the neighborhood is Caretta Shiodome.
How to get
- 1 Shiodome Station (汐 留 駅 Shiodome-eki). Along the lines
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- 2 Shimbashi Station (新橋 駅 Shimbashi-eki). Important station along the lines
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. All buildings are connected to each other by an underpass and a network of paths.
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. All buildings are connected to each other by an underpass and a network of paths.| Connections |
| Toshimaen ← Shinjuku ← Roppongi ← | OR  IS | → Tsukiji market → Kiyosumi-Shirakawa → Ryogoku |
| Shinbashi ← | No.  IS | → Daiba → Toyosu |
| Kasumigaseki ← Shiba park ← | OR  IS | → Ginza |
How to get around
What see
- 1 Tokyo Advertising Museum (広 告 と マ ー ケ テ ィ ン グ の 資料 館, kōkoku to maketingu no shiryōkan), B1F Caretta Shiodome, Higashi-Shinbashi 1-8-2.
Free. 
Thu-Sat 11: 00-18: 30. A small modern museum of the history of advertising in Japan, run by the largest Japanese advertising company Dentsu. Probably the most interesting section is wartime propaganda, with posters. Most exhibits have English captions. - 2 Shiodome Museum (汐 留 ミ ュ ー ジ ア ム, Shiodome Myūjiamu), 4F National Center. This small museum only has a small permanent collection, but it hosts temporary exhibitions.
- 3 Italian town (Italian city), Higashishinbashi, 2-chōme − 9−５. It is a neighborhood within the Shiodome district characterized by Italian-style buildings and a typical Italian square.
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Thu-Sat 11: 00-18: 30. A small modern museum of the history of advertising in Japan, run by the largest Japanese advertising company Dentsu. Probably the most interesting section is wartime propaganda, with posters. Most exhibits have English captions.What to do
The Dentsu Shiki Theater
- 1 Dentsu Shiki Theater (電 通 四季 劇場, Dentsū shiki gekijō). A theater where various musicals are performed.
Shopping
- 1 Caretta Shiodome, １ 丁目 -8-2 Higashishinbashi, Minato-ku, ☎ 81 3-6218-2100. 11:00-23:00. A large shopping mall.
- 2 Sho-Chu Authority (Liquor store), B2F Caretta Shiodome ( 81 3-5537-2105). Mon-Sun 11: 00-22: 00. This humble named shop contains over 3,000 varieties of Japanese shochu and awamori.
- 3 Nittele Shop (B1F-B2F Nippon Television Tower). A wide range of TV related products; much will not be familiar to the non-resident, but there is also a good selection of items from Studio Ghibli.
- 4 Shiodome City Center. Glass tower full of trendy restaurants and shops.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Din Tai Fung (デ ィ ン タ イ フ ォ ン, 鼎泰 豐), B2F Caretta Shiodome. Mon-Sun 11: 00-22: 00. The Tokyo flagship of the popular Taiwanese "dim sum" chain.
Where stay
Shiodome Media Tower
Average prices
- 1 [link not working]Villa Fontaine Shiodome, 1-9-2 Higashi Shinbashi, ☎ 81 3-3569222. ¥ 10,000 for a single. Check in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. Giant four star hotel. All rooms have internet.
High prices
Conrad Tokyo
- 2 Conrad Tokyo, 1-9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, ☎ 81 3-6388-8000. Rooms start at ¥ 52,000.
- 3 Park Hotel Tokyo (Designer Park Hotel), Shiodome Media Tower, 1-7-1, Higashi Shimbashi, ☎ 81 3-6252-1111, fax: 81 3-6252-1001, @[email protected]. Rooms start at ¥ 19,500 for the single. This sky-high property boasts a bright and airy lobby with inviting adjoining lounge and restaurant.
- 4 Royal Park Hotel (ロ イ ヤ ル パ ー ク ホ テ ル), 2-1-1 Nihonbashi-Kakigara-cho, ☎ 81 3-3667-1111. Five-star luxury hotel, adjacent to Tokyo City Air Terminal (TCAT) via skybridge. Suitengumae subway station is located below the hotel.
