
By Ryuzo Suzuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Photographer
12:41 JST,
June 30, 2024
For one day every year, the excited cries of riders on a handmade “roller coaster” sound out in a Chiba Prefecture town as airplanes from nearby Narita Airport fly in the distant sky. This year, the ride in the town of Tako made its appearance on June 9.
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