Tempozan Ferris Wheel
{{Infobox building
| name = Tempozan
天保山
| image = Grand ferris wheel of Tempozan Harbor Village 2.jpg
| caption = Tempozan Ferris Wheel in 2019
| location = Osaka, Japan
| height = {{convert|112.5|m|ft|0}}
| start_date = 21 July 1997
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| building_type = Ferris wheel
| coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|region:JP_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
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Tempozan Ferris Wheel is a 112 meter tall ferris wheel located in Osaka, Japan, at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest aquariums in the world. The wheel has a height of {{Convert|112.5|m|ft}} and diameter of {{Convert|100|m|ft}}.[http://www.gnavi.co.jp/tempozan/ 天保山ハーバービレッジ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103204653/http://www.gnavi.co.jp/tempozan/ |date=2008-01-03 }}
Description
Tempozan Ferris Wheel opened to the public on July 12, 1997, and was then the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.[http://www.kansai.gr.jp/kansaiwindowhtml/news/1997-e/19970624_NEWS.HTML KIPPO NEWS Tuesday, June 24, 1997] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820102828/http://www.kansai.gr.jp/kansaiwindowhtml/news/1997-e/19970624_NEWS.HTML |date=August 20, 2004 }} During the 17-minute ride it offers a view of Osaka Bay and surrounding areas, including Mount Ikoma to the east, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge to the west, Kansai International Airport to the south, and the Rokko Mountains to the north.
The wheel has colored lights that provide a weather forecast for the next day. Orange lights indicate a sunny day, green lights a cloudy day and blue lights indicate rain.
The Daikanransha Ferris wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo, which opened in 1999, has the same diameter as Tempozan, but 2.5 metres more in total height. Sky Dream Fukuoka opened in 2002 and has a diameter of 112 metres and a total height of 120 metres, but ceased operating in September 2009. The Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel at Kasai Rinkai Park, east of Tokyo, opened in 2001 and has a diameter of 111 metres and a height of 117 metres.
File:Grand ferris wheel of Tempozan Harbor Village 3.jpg|Tempozan Ferris Wheel
File:We went up in the Tempozan Ferris Wheel -osaka -japan (21813177653).jpg|The illumination of the Ferris wheel
File:Night-time view from Tempozan Ferris Wheel to Osaka.jpg|Night-time view from the Ferris wheel
See also
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Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1997
Category:1997 establishments in Japan
Category:Tourist attractions in Osaka
Category:Ferris wheels in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures in Osaka
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