Suberidai - �����

One of the things I love most about living abroad is the little surprises that I run into on a regular basis. A few weekends ago I went to Nagoya to catch up with some old friends, and one of my friends there brought me to a giant ����� (suberidai) somewhere in Gifu.

This is a ���h�Ȋ����BCan you believe the size of this thing? It’s freakin nuts…

The slide works on metal rollers. The rollers reminded me of the portable transportation sleds that are used for moving cardboard boxes and empty lunch trays… It kinda makes you feel like a piece of meat when riding…
However, they make for a very fast ride.

There are mats available at the park for people using the slide. Without the mats, the slide with bake your rear as you descend. The thing is -so- fast. Once you get going there is no hope of stopping until you get to the bottom… really.

After talking to some friends I learned that slides like this are pretty common in Japanese parks actually. I would have loved to ride one of these when I was a kid in the states. I wonder why we don’t have any? Or… maybe we do and we just don’t have any in Iowa…

Anyway. Good stuff. If you’re in Japan, ask around until you can find a kiddo park and crash the suberi-dai. Great fun not to be missed.

Free too.

-Harvey