Soaring 460 feet into the Odaiba skyline, the smokestack of the Ariake Incineration Plant hides one of the city's most eccentric timepieces. Built in 1995, the colossal structure features a minimalist light display composed of illuminated dots arranged in a circle and a vertical line, which long baffled onlookers who mistook it for abstract decor. Decoded officially in 2014, the circle's 12 dots indicate the hour while the vertical line marks time in five-minute increments. Deciphering this industrial curiosity offers a delightfully quirky challenge for travelers exploring the bay area.
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