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LARGE FERRIS WHEEL OPENS FOR BUSINESS ON DOTONBORI RIVER
4/7/2005
The world's first large Ferris wheel with oval-shaped, oblong-style outer track was recently opened for business along the promenade 'Tonbori River Walk' being built on both sides of the Dotonbori River in Minami, Osaka City.
The 77-meter-tall Ferris wheel has been created in the compounds of the Dotonbori shop of Don Quijote Co., LTD., a volume sales company. In the center of the oval-shaped track, there is a huge model of 'Ebessan,' a god for business prosperity.
Thirty-two gondolas each capable of accommodating four people in a row make a round in about 15 minutes. The wheel is opened from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the next day.
The 1.3-kilometer promenade is being built between the Minatomachi River Place in Naniwa Ward and the Kamiyamatobashi bridge in Chuo Ward for completion in fiscal 2010 as a key symbol in Osaka City's water metropolis project.
A 170-meter-long section of the promenade facing the Ferris wheel has already been made available for use since December 2004. As a site for the state's social experiment, cafeterias and shops can be built in the water zone, and administrative officials and local people concerned are now working out a new rule for water space in order to create the din and bustle of the district.
For inquiries, please contact Public Relations Department, Don Quijote Co. (Tel: 03-5667-7563) or Public Works Division, Public Works Bureau, Osaka Municipal Government (Tel: 06-6615-6848)
From Kansai Window, April 6,2005
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