This is called a trolley bus? It's comfortable.
Yeah. It's called a bus, and it looks like one, too. But it runs on electricity. In Japan, you can ride on a trolley bus only in this place.
Really? We're luckey, then. So how long will it take until we arrive?
Well, this ride is ten minutes. Then, we take a ropeway for seven minutes, and then a cable car for five minutes.
Okay. So Ben, where exactly are we going?
To Kurobe Dam, of course.
I’m Akito. Ben and I are a street performance duo. Today, it seems we are headed to Kurobe Dam in Toyama Prefecture. I want to go to large cities to perform, but Ben wants to go to places with fewer people.
There will be many tourists at Kurobe Dam, so we’ll be able to earn lots of money.
You think so? People go to Kurobe to see the dam not street perfomers.
Oh, come on. Our performance is just as interesting as the dam.
I’m noto sure if Ben is right, but I guess we can try.
I think we can walk to the dam from here.
Okay. I wonder why they made a doma so far up in the mountains.
Mountains are good for dams. You see, dams create more electricity when large amounts of water fall from a high place to a low place.
Ah, I see. So how much electricity can this dam create?
Well, it says here that Kurobe Dam can create electricity for more than 300 thousand families.
Wow. This dam is really hardworking. Hey, Ben, it says that the dam can release ten tons of water each second. That’s a lot of water.
It really is. Speaking of water, I think I can here the sound of it. Let's go.
We walk a little further, and we can see the dam. It is really big. And there's lots and lots of water coming out of it.
Ah, it's almost like Niagara Falls.
It is. And it's so high.
Yeah. It's 186 meters high.
And look at all those people.
Didn’t I tell you? many tourists come here. okay. Let's do it.
Do what? Hey, Ben, what are you doing?
Ben takes out his juggling balls from his bag and starts to juggle.
Hello, everyone. I’m Ben, and this is Akito. Togethere, we are A and B. You can enjoy some fine entertainment and the amazing view.
Ben. We can't perform here. people want to see the dam.
What? People want to see us?
Akito. Don't just stand thre. Come and join me.
Okay.
I start juggling next to Ben. When we're finished, Ben raps, and I dance. For some reason, perfoming feels a lot more fun that it did before.