16 January 2009

Shimizu's Status Symbol

I was quick to learn that all respectable Japanese cities have a giant ferris wheel. All the cooler if lit in neon at night. These ain’t no county fair contraptions: the one in our ‘hood has over thirty enclosed carriages. Expensive to ride, but patrons get their money’s worth: the wheel may not look like it’s moving…wait…yes it is. Just very, very slowly.

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