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A couple of months back, all the park swings in Osaka were taken away because of safety issues. There had been accidents involving the swings and although safety checks were promised they weren’t carried out. After another accident and a public outcry, all the swings were taken away for checks. Word at the time was that they wouldn’t be back until every one was checked for defects. That was sometime in the summer, so does anyone have any idea when they are due to return?
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1 Janne // Nov 26, 2007 at 5:58 pm
I walked along the north side of Neyagawa (The river just north of Osaka castle) day before yesterday, and in a small playground area there the swings were very much in place. No pictures of the swing - the colorful climbing bars were more photogenic - but the whole playground had an air of recent renovation and tidying up.
2 Ian Cheung // Nov 28, 2007 at 12:35 am
Really? The two parks that I pass through everyday are distinctly swing-less.
Anyone else care to make swing-spotting reports?
3 Yodogawa // Apr 15, 2008 at 9:21 am
Some of the parks in the Yodogawa-ku have swings.
(Safety, or lack there of, not verified)…
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