Kasai Rinkai Park

Kasai Rinkai Park (葛西臨海公園 Kasai Rinkai Kōen), which officially opened on June 1st, 1989, is in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan. The park includes an aquarium and a bird sanctuary, and was built on reclaimed land that includes two manmade islands, a viewing tower and a hotel. There is a Ferris wheel (opened in 2001) which, on a clear day, affords those willing to part with 700 yen (current as of 2005) a breathtaking view of Tokyo Bay, Chiba, Edogawa and Tokyo Disneyland - and even Mt Fuji. Kasai Rinkai Park Kasai Rinkai Park Ferris Wheel - Picture by Skottyrock The park is always crowded during the ‘hanami’ period of spring, when the Japanese party under cherry trees in bloom. (Article based on Wikipedia article and used under the GNU Free Documentation License) |