Find the slalom rhythm
On the canals and the Sumida, the rings alternate high and low. Instead of chasing each one, settle into the rhythm of climbing and diving.
Courses/Tokyo
TOKYO · JAPAN
OdaibaTokyo Skytree
From Odaiba, dive under the Rainbow Bridge, then follow the canals and the Sumida River up to Asakusa. To finish, spiral up around Tokyo Skytree to the height of its observation deck. A long course linking Tokyo’s waterfront.
- 14.5km
- Distance
- 43
- Rings
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- World #1
ROUTE
The Route
- 01
Odaiba to the Rainbow Bridge
You start high above Odaiba. Descend as you head north and fly right under the Rainbow Bridge, through a gap of about 52 meters. The course opens with a highlight.
- 02
Off Shibaura into the canal slalom
After the open water, you enter the Harumi Canal. From here the rings alternate left and right, high and low. At Kachidoki you pass between towers 195 and 177 meters tall.
- 03
Tsukishima and the River City gap
Turn left and fly north over Tsukishima. Thread the gap between the River City 21 towers, about 47 meters wide, from south to north, then cross the cable-stayed Chuo-ohashi Bridge into the Sumida River.
- 04
Up the Sumida to Asakusa
Weave left and right, up and down as you head upriver. After Ryogoku and Komagata, turn left over Kaminarimon Gate, fly above Nakamise and pass beside Senso-ji’s Hozomon Gate with the pagoda and main hall in view.
- 05
The Asahi gap to Tokyo Skytree
Turn right across the Sumida and thread the gap between the Asahi Beer headquarters and the Sumida City Office. Follow the Kitajukken River to the foot of Skytree, then climb around it to finish in front of the observation deck, 350 meters up.
STRATEGY
Strategy
The gaps have a fixed direction
The River City and Asahi gaps can only be flown one way. As soon as you pass the ring before each, look toward the gap.
Save Boost for the Sumida
This is a long course, so you can use Boost more than once. The straighter stretches of the Sumida make Just Rings easier to thread.
Carry speed into the spiral
Around Skytree you keep turning while you climb, which eats speed. Build plenty of speed along the Kitajukken River before you start.
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