is a centerless non-rotating

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in Bunkyo, Tokyo,

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. Big O has a diameter of . Tokyo's largest roller coaster, the

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, passes through the centre of the wheel. Big O was constructed by

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. Construction was completed in March 2003, and the ferris wheel was opened to the public in May 2003. Big O was listed as the world's first centreless Ferris wheel by ''

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''. Joysound

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machines were added to eight of its forty gondolas in August 2017.

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Tokyo Dome City: Attractions
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