Ariake West Canal

Bridge over the West Canal

The Ariake West Canal is a canal located between Ariake, Koto-ku, in Tokyo and Odaiba, Minato-ku.^[1][2]

Geography

It is located between Ariake at No. 10 and Daiba at No. 13 in the reclaimed land of Tokyo Bay. Both banks are part of Tokyo Waterfront City, and there are many bridges, like Yume no Ohashi, are at short intervals for transit between the two sides.^[3] There are also water bus routes for Tokyo Cruise Ship and Tokyo Mizube Line. The cauldron for the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics was installed at Tokyo Waterfront City.^[4][5][6]

References

1. "有明西運河 頭上に七橋 - 清多夢くらぶ：楽天ブログ" [Seven bridges overhead the Ariake West Canal]. 楽天ブログ (in Japanese). February 4, 2012. Retrieved Aug 25, 2021.
2. Plaza Homes Ltd. "Ariake, Shinonome, Daiba Area". PLAZA HOMES. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
3. "「有明西運河をまたぎ東京都江東区有明」の用例・例文集 - 用例.jp" [Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo across the Ariake West Canal]. yourei.jp. Retrieved Aug 25, 2021.
4. "Chasing Olympic Dreams in Ariake". Tokyo Weekender. Jan 3, 2021. Retrieved Aug 25, 2021.
5. "Découvrez le site de Waterfront City". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved Aug 25, 2021.
6. "Tokyo 2020; Map: Tokyo Waterfront City". Architecture of the Games. Jul 27, 2019. Retrieved Aug 25, 2021.