Kasai Rinkai Park II

This ferris wheel is over 100 meters tall. Tokyo has an obsession with ferris wheels, and they build them big. I was lucky enough to ride this one in Kasai Rinkai Park at sunset. It provides unobstructed views of Tokyo and Chiba (the prefecture to the east). This was the best 700 yen I spent that day.

Unlike ferris wheels I rode in the United States, this one does not stop. Rather, it spins very slowly. Attendants at the bottom assist passengers boarding and exiting the passenger cars. Typical to the Japanese experience, there was music playing in each car, along with a separate air conditioning unit.