DIGIMON ADVENTURE / 02 / tri. ~ ~ FRAMING / PARALLELS ~ LOCATIONS
Tokyo Bay / Odaiba waterfront{s} Rainbow Bridge / On + Under {Bridges} / Near water TV TOKYO / Fuji Television {+“Toei Headquarters”} Tokyo Big Sight {the Convention Center}* {*where the Adventure Chosen originally faced off against Vamdemon}, (ALSO as seen in Adventure & Tri), and more
{Note: the remainder of this image set will contain spoilery scenery, mainly from “Saikai”, “Ketsui”, and “Kokuhaku”, however, “Bokura no Mirai” moments pre-the most major part of the final battle also show. Major spoilers are indicated (in comparison images only) after the final note mentioning real-world connections to Digimon - feel free to close your eyes and scroll there a bit, as there are major spoilers for final moments of “Bokura no Mirai” as well as “LAST EVOLUTION: Kizuna”.} [The rest are mainly scenes indicating scenery, {and some early plot moments with Daigo Nishijima & Maki Himekawa} However, the start of the section on the bridge also shows the “setting” modified as of Bokura no Mirai’s start.]
{The following info via / credit to : Wiki article, “Odaiba”} (Some scenes used may show “general” views but are meant to show a similar feeling / comparison. Many show the exact {or close} locations indicated.) The Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ, Reinbō Burijji) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
It was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, with construction starting in 1987 and completed in 1993. The bridge is 798 m (2,618 ft) long with a main span of 580 m (1,903 ft). Officially called the "Shuto Expressway No. 11 Daiba Route - Port of Tokyo Connector Bridge," the name "Rainbow Bridge" was decided by the public.
The towers supporting the bridge are white in color, designed to harmonize with the skyline of central Tokyo seen from Odaiba. There are lamps placed on the wires supporting the bridge, which are illuminated into three different colors, red, white and green every night using solar energy obtained during the day.
{in Bokura no Mirai} [mid-end], it’s now...:
The Rainbow Bridge carries three transportation lines on two decks. The upper deck carries the Shuto Expressway's Daiba Route, while the lower deck carries the Yurikamome rapid transit system in the centre, walkways on the outer side, and Tokyo Prefectural Route 482 in-between.
{Showing Meiko around.}
The bridge has two separate walkways on the north and south sides of the lower deck; the north side offers views of the inner Tokyo harbour and Tokyo Tower, while the south side offers views of Tokyo Bay and occasionally Mount Fuji. The walkways may only be used during certain hours (9 am to 9 pm in the summer; 10 am to 6 pm in the winter, access to the walkways close 30 minutes before closing time.)
{the Bridge at sunset}: [Koushiro Izumi & Takeru Takaishi] (note the background):
Tokyo Bay (東京湾, Tōkyō-wan) is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. Its old name was Edo Bay (江戸湾, Edo-wan). The Tokyo Bay region is both the most populous and largest industrialized area in Japan.
In ancient times, Japanese knew Tokyo Bay as the uchi-umi (内海) or "inner sea". By the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568–1600) the area had become known as Edo Bay, a reference to the city of Edo. The bay took its present name of Tokyo Bay in modern times, after the Imperial court moved to Edo and renamed the city Tokyo in 1868.
Many artificial islands were built as naval fortifications in the Meiji and Taishō periods. After World War II these islands were converted to residential or recreational use. Odaiba, also known as Daiba, was one of six artificial islands constructed in 1853 as a fortification to protect the Tokugawa shogunate at Edo, and was known as the Shinagawa Daiba. After World War II Odaiba was incorporated into Tokyo and redeveloped for commercial and recreational use.
Before World War II, Yumenoshima was planned as an airfield (one of the largest in the world at the time), but after the U.S. military expansion of Haneda Airport following World War II, the plan of the airfield fell through. (The island briefly opened as a public beach before being repurposed and used as a landfill between 1957 and 1967 to dispose of the large quantities of garbage from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. The reclaimed land now hosts Yumenoshima Park with numerous recreational facilities.)
Odaiba (お台場) today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. Odaiba, along with Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama, is among a few manmade seashores in Tokyo Bay where the waterfront is accessible, and not blocked by industry and harbor areas.
(Note the background, right-hand side, below): [See?] {Kokuhaku} [Takeru speaks with Meiko.]
The area started coming back to life in the late 1990s as a tourist and leisure zone, with several large hotels and shopping malls. Several large companies including Fuji Television moved their headquarters to the island, and transportation links improved with the connection of the Rinkai Line into the JR East railway network in 2002 and the eastward extension of the Yurikamome to Toyosu in 2006.
{”Fuji Television”esque headquarters is where the Adventure Chosen fight their initial battle against Vamdemon. Yamato’s father also works here; Koushiro briefly tried to infiltrate it earlier on & found Yamato’s father, Koushiro then explained to Yamato’s father about the Digimon.
[Note the background, below]: [See]?
It is briefly destroyed during the battle against Vamdemon, Toei often continues to joke about the fact in interviews to this day, as Toei’s headquarters were located WITHIN the building as well. (They joked about having to ask permission to destroy it!):
{It is also as seen prominent in scenery during the 1st Tri movie. Meicoomon can be seen HIDING in the distance.}
{and makes an ominous reappearance in Bokura no Mirai, above.}
Tokyo Big Sight, the convention center originally built to house Governor Suzuki's planned intercity convention, also became a major venue for international expositions.
Odaiba, the Rainbow Bridge, and other parts of the surrounding area are a major setting of the Digimon Adventure franchise.
The area is noted in many major areas of the plot.
{It’s very interesting, what a big part real world-based locations can play in the story...! (No matter which writers are involved!)}:
{And even in eerily similar fashions, even in later spin offs...} [“Nice PASS!”] [“Shoot!”]
[Note: the following leads in to a mid-series final battle moment from 2020’s reboot!]:
{Almost like as if There are, possibly certain storytelling patterns to it, and a great respect for the real world areas the story is based within.}
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