As you can see, there are many small parts, so thework was quite nerve racking. However, working on this was verydifferent from my usual work, so I was able to learn a lot and had fundoing it. The final product turned out to be gorgeous workmanship Ithink. All the wheels are functional and rotate, so you can enjoyplaying with them as well. All the gondolas are boxed.
This work was produced by Karakuri Creation Group’s craftsmen, from aselected idea of “10th Karakuri Puzzle Idea Contest”.

Original idea by Manami Hioki
Hand-crafted by Shou Sugimoto (Karakuri Creation Group)