Tempozan Ferris Wheel is a 112 meter tall

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located in

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, at Tempozan Harbor Village, next to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, one of the largest

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s in the world. The wheel has a height of and diameter of .

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Tempozan Ferris Wheel opened to the public on July 12, 1997, and was then the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.KIPPO NEWS Tuesday, June 24, 1997
During the 17-minute ride it offers a view of

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and surrounding areas, including

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to the east,

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to the west,

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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

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at Palette Town in

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, 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

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