Palette Town

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Palette Town
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The complex at night, 2014
Palette Town
LocationOdaiba, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates 35°37′34″N139°46′56″E / 35.6262°N 139.7822°E / 35.6262; 139.7822
Opening dateMarch 19, 1999[ citation needed ]
Closing dateAugust 31, 2022[ citation needed ]
Website Official website

Palette Town was a shopping mall and entertainment complex in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. [1] The facilities have been closed for redevelopment of the area. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Five top things to do at Palette Town". Time Out Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ↑ Imada, Kaila. "Palette Town in Odaiba to close facilities from December – including teamLab Borderless". Time Out Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Palette Town to close this year". JAPAN PROPERTY CENTRAL. 2021-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ↑ Miyashita, Keiichi (2022-08-31). "Visual Summary: Bidding farewell to The Giant Ferris Wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo". Nippon News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Innovative digital art museum in Tokyo a hit with foreign tourists". Mainichi Daily News. 2019-08-05. Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. ↑ Smith, Mary. "48 hours in . . . Tokyo, an insider guide to Japan's neon city". Moose Gazette. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  7. ↑ "teamLab's digital art wonderland 'Borderless' gets ephemeral cherry blossom makeover for spring". Japan Today. Archived from the original on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-12-02.


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