By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
August 20, 2024 at 07:00 JST
The tulip-shaped Ferris wheel stands on the rooftop of Kamata Station’s Tokyu Plaza shopping complex in Ota Ward. Originally established in 1968, the wheel, measuring about 13 meters in height, was revised in 2014 and earned itself the name “Ferris Wheel of Happiness.” (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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