is an area surrounding

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. It is a waterfront district known for its various leisure attractions and piers.

History

Tennōzu Isle was built on reclaimed land. It is named after Gozu Tennō, whose mask was brought up from the sea near this area. Tennōzu Isle was originally created as a fort to protect Shinagawa from naval invasions, but was redeveloped into a district with many warehouses. Some of these warehouses remain in operation today.

Transportation

* Tennōzu Isle Station **

Tokyo Monorail The , officially the , is a straddle-beam, Alweg-type monorail line in Tokyo, Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Haneda Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Shinagawa, and Minato, Tokyo, Minato ...

** Rinkai Line

References

External links

* Geography of Tokyo Shinagawa Tokyo Bay Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in Japan {{Tokyo-geo-stub