Odaiba Night Drive
Rainbow Bridge, the Manor's car, and a door opened by a butler
About Odaiba Night Drive
The Odaiba night drive is a scene for capturing a departure or return against the Queen's Butler Studio Alphard and the lights of Rainbow Bridge. A butler drives, and pick-up is limited to journeys between the Manor and five points including Tokyo Teleport Station. Pick-up accompanies your chosen plan. As the car is not available every day, we confirm availability when you book.
What scenes can be discussed for Odaiba at night?
The butler opening the car door
The departure scene captures the sequence of a butler opening the door, bowing and receiving you.
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The lights of Rainbow Bridge
A view of Rainbow Bridge is the backdrop that says at a glance: Odaiba, at night.
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The quiet of returning to the Manor
On the way back, beyond the night view itself, you can keep the stillness before returning, as your butler puts costumes and hand luggage in order after the shoot.
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Taking your luggage
Returning from shopping or a venue, the butler receiving your bags and carrying them to the door becomes a story of its own.
Read morePick-up accompanies your plan; availability is confirmed when you book
Our chauffeured pick-up is a journey in a black Alphard driven by a butler between the Manor and Tokyo Teleport Station, Tokyo International Cruise Terminal Station, DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, Aqua City Odaiba or Decks Tokyo Beach. Pick-up accompanies your chosen plan. As the car is not available every day, we confirm availability when you book. If required, please tell us which of the five points, the number of guests, luggage and the date and time when booking.
Destinations are limited to the five points above; we do not travel to Ariake or elsewhere. The Manor's overall capacity of six and the number who can travel in one car are not necessarily the same. This depends on the driving butler and the luggage.
Shooting is confirmed separately from the pick-up itself. That we can drive you does not mean permission to shoot anywhere in or around the car. We ask specifically what you have in mind: a shot of the door opening, a shot against the night view, a shot through the window.
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What is settled about the night car scene?
| Main backdrop | The Odaiba night view and Rainbow Bridge. Viewpoints and where the car may stop are confirmed for each shoot. |
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| Vehicle | The Queen's Butler black Alphard. Driven by a butler, it is the car used to collect and return guests. |
| Butler's role | Opening and closing the door, taking luggage, collection and return. Positions for shooting are arranged with safety confirmed. |
| Charges | Pick-up accompanies your chosen plan. As the car is not available every day, we confirm availability when you book. |
| Guests | The Manor accommodates up to six. Seats in the car are confirmed individually, allowing for the driver, luggage and the vehicle. |
| Shooting conditions | Whether shooting in or around the car is possible, stopping places, equipment while moving and how the night view appears are discussed for each booking. |
In what order do we discuss a night pick-up and shoot?
Tell us your purpose at the Manor
A pre-wedding shoot, commemorative portraits, a creative shoot, a dressing room before or after a venue: please tell us your purpose.
Tell us about collection and return
Please tell us the place, date and time, number of guests and luggage.
Separate the night scenes you want
The car door, a figure against the night view, the window, the way home: please choose what you must keep.
Confirm guests and luggage
The Manor accommodates up to six guests.
Share the conditions for changes on the day
Rain, wind, traffic and crowding at locations may change the backdrop or order you hoped for.
What we ask you to tell us
- Place, date and time, number of guests and hand luggage for collection or return
- Your purpose at the Manor, and how you wish the drive to connect with your time there
- The specific scenes you want: the car door, the night view, a figure, the window
- Photographs or film, the size of your equipment, and whether you use lighting
- Whether you can move indoors in rain, and the priority of the scenes you want to keep
What to confirm in advance
- Journeys beyond the five points, or pick-up on its own
- Seat numbers before we know the vehicle, driver and luggage
- We do not guarantee routes, journey times, stopping places or how the night view appears before booking
- Shooting while moving, lighting inside the car and shooting outside are judged once safety and permissions are confirmed
- In rain, the same places and compositions cannot be guaranteed; each case is discussed
What does the butler put first in the night car scene?
Attending you at the car at night is not only opening the door gracefully but watching your footing, the hem of your costume, your luggage and the traffic around you at once. Your butler looks to safety before the shooting cue, and changes position or order if necessary.
The bow, the hand holding the door, the half step back are grounded in the movements of our everyday welcome. We cannot stand on the road side for a photograph or ask a butler who is driving to assist with the shoot. If you need assistance, we confirm the arrangements for the day in advance.
We have both female and male butlers, but those who can drive are limited. We do not fix a particular butler or driver before booking; we hear your wishes and check availability. As butlers of Queen's Butler, a safe collection and return comes first.
See the spaces where a butler attends
How do the indoor scenes and the night car scene differ?
| The double doors | A butler opens the great French oak doors and the story of the Manor begins. Little affected by weather, though travel and deliveries are confirmed separately. |
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| The corridor and the clock | A back view walking, layered with the clock that tells the hour. Suited to quiet movement and the story of the next room. |
| The car at night | The moment of leaving the Manor or the return, kept in the butler's movements. Location, the range in and around the car, traffic and weather need confirming. |
| Rainbow Bridge backdrop | A candidate for a distinctly Odaiba night view. Viewpoints and stopping conditions are discussed to suit the shoot. |
| Indoor alternative in rain | We do not guarantee a substitute for the outdoor composition, but discuss scenes closest to your purpose: the double doors, the corridor, the Fireplace Room. |
| Return to the five points | After preparing or shooting at the Manor, the journey to one of the five points including Tokyo Teleport Station. Pick-up and shooting are confirmed separately. |
QIs there an extra charge for collection or return?
Pick-up accompanies your chosen plan. As the car is not available every day, we confirm availability when you book. A butler drives the black Alphard, limited to journeys between the Manor and five points including Tokyo Teleport Station. We also ask the date, time and number of guests.
QMay I request pick-up on its own?
We do not offer pick-up on its own. Please tell us your purpose at the Manor together with your wishes for collection or return at one of the five points, and we confirm it as a whole.
QCan all six of us travel in the same car?
The Manor accommodates up to six, but the number in one car depends on the driver, the vehicle, luggage and camera equipment. We advise once we know your number and luggage.
QCan we shoot with Rainbow Bridge in the background?
We take it as a candidate and check the location, stopping conditions, permissions and weather. We then tell you what is possible and the composition for the day.
QCan I shoot through the window while moving?
We ask whether photographs or film, the size of the equipment and where you sit, and confirm. While moving, safety comes first; we cannot allow seat belts to be undone or equipment that hinders the driver.
QCan we shoot the night view in rain?
Rain, wind, visibility and traffic may prevent the outdoor shoot you hoped for. We do not guarantee the same place or composition unconditionally, and discuss alternatives including moving indoors.
About using The Studio
- The manor is never let unattended. A butler is present for every booking, and keys are not handed over
- You are welcome to bring your own food and drink. We do not provide meals
- Please use the antique furnishings under the butler's guidance. The armour, hall clock, porcelain and silver are handled by the butler
- Please consult us in advance about loud sound or the use of naked flames
- Prices shown include tax
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Pre-Wedding Shoot
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The Double Doors
The moment the Manor's great doors open and the butler's bow of welcome.
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Right through to your return at night, a butler attends.
Please tell us your purpose at the Manor, number of guests, luggage, the point for collection or return (one of the five), and the scenes you wish to shoot. We confirm pick-up and shooting separately and advise you.