Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo: walkway, lights and access
You can walk across for free. The walkway is 1.7 km and takes about 20 to 30 minutes. It is open 9:00 to 21:00 from April 1 to October 31, and 10:00 to 18:00 from November 1 to March 31. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. It closes on the third Monday of each month, or the next day if that Monday is a national holiday.
Today (Wed, November 11, 2026)
- Walkway: open 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30. Next closed day: Mon, November 16, 2026. It can also close for maintenance or bad weather.
- Lights tonight: special lighting in blue.
- Next special color: purple, starting Sun, November 15, 2026.
Regular light-up pattern
The Metropolitan Expressway company says the cables are white on weekdays and national holidays and green on weekends. For five minutes at the top of each hour the color changes: green on weekdays, white on weekends, coral pink on holidays. The towers are white from April to October and warm white from November to March.
Getting there
| Nearest stations | Shibaura-futo and Odaiba-kaihinkoen, on the Yurikamome line |
|---|---|
| Shibaura entrance | 5 minutes on foot from Shibaura-futo Station; 20 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Tamachi Station (Port Bureau leaflet, May 2011 edition) |
| Fares | Shibaura-futo to Odaiba-kaihinkoen: ¥260 ticket, ¥251 IC card (adults) |
| Toilets | On the Shibaura side |
| Parking | None for the walkway. Odaiba Marine Park has paid parking: ¥400 for the first hour, then ¥200 per 30 minutes |
Which side of the walkway?
There is a north route and a south route. The Port Bureau leaflet shows the piers at Shibaura, Hinode and Takeshiba and Harumi on the north side, and Odaiba Marine Park and the Shinagawa and Oi piers on the south side.
Rules on the walkway
- Bicycles: no riding. You can push your bicycle on a rental cart, or carry it folded or taken apart in a bag.
- Scooters: motorized bicycles of 50 cc or less cannot use the roadway. Vehicles of 51 cc and up can.
- Pets: must be in a closed carrier. A bag with the pet's head showing is not allowed.
- Wheelchairs: allowed, but an attendant is required because the slope is steep.
About the bridge
It is a two-level suspension bridge. The upper deck carries Metropolitan Expressway Route 11 (Daiba Line), and the lower deck carries an ordinary road, the Yurikamome line and the walkway. The ordinary road is free and the expressway charges a toll. The expressway and road opened in August 1993. The Port Bureau lists a total length of 3.75 km and a suspended section of 918 m. The expressway company lists a bridge length of 798 m and a center span of 570 m.
Road closures
The whole road is closed for a cycling event on November 23, 2026 (details in Japanese). For live traffic, see 首都高 道路交通情報 (in Japanese). This site does not report accidents.
This is an unofficial guide. The rest of this site is in Japanese.
Sources (in Japanese)
- 東京都港湾局「レインボーブリッジ」
- 東京都港湾局のパンフレット「レインボーブリッジ」（2011年5月の版）
- 東京都港湾局「PORT OF TOKYO」（東京港の交通）
- 株式会社ゆりかもめ「レインボーブリッジ」
- 首都高速道路株式会社「レインボーブリッジ」（橋梁データ）
- 株式会社ゆりかもめ「運賃案内」
- Odaiba Marine Park parking
Checked on October 31, 2026, except the expressway company's pattern, checked on October 24, 2026.