World's longest bench debuts at flora expo in western Japan

World's longest bench debuts at flora expo in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - A bench, claimed to be the world's longest at 555 meters, is unveiled to the public June 21 at the Japan Flora 2000 expo now underway in Awajishima Island in Hyogo Prefecture. The ''555 Bench'' can seat more people than the 460.9-meter bench in Togi, Ishikawa Prefecture, the current record-holder for the longest bench in the Guinness Book of Records.

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