tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533323150763503385.post7823538078760321300..comments2023-06-25T06:14:55.080-07:00Comments on Blog of Sean: Oh KyotoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533323150763503385.post-9989553023660667812010-10-13T00:57:38.191-07:002010-10-13T00:57:38.191-07:00LOL. Ferris wheels are everywhere here. To review...LOL. Ferris wheels are everywhere here. To review the history: <br /><br />The one in Odaiba that you visited was the tallest in the world when it opened in 1999. The previous record holder had been the one in Osaka (opened 1997), which in turn had beaten out the one in Yokohama (opened 1989).<br /><br />Since the London Eye opened in 2000 the world record holders have all been outside of Japan, but the construction of new Japan-record holders has continued apace with another one in Tokyo (2001) and Fukuoka (the one in the photo above, opened in 2002 and permanently shut down last year).<br /> <br /><br />And those are just the big ones. Fukuoka alone has at least 4 ferris wheels if you count the smaller ones at amusement parks.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533323150763503385.post-21708255592554168052010-10-12T23:57:24.119-07:002010-10-12T23:57:24.119-07:00Can't say I've visited enough cities in Ja...Can't say I've visited enough cities in Japan to compare all the various attractions but I had no idea that it was such a competition between cities. Here I thought that the giant ferris wheel that I went on in Odaiba was the only one in Japan, boy, was I wrong?!?! LOL!<br /><br />It's sad to believe that they would wipe out a park for a silly aquarium...who comes up with these things??Norikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626001331131622808noreply@blogger.com