Ocean Dome is the largest water park in the world, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. It is located in Japan in the city of Miyazaki on the island of Kyushu. The owner is the Sheraton hotel chain. The water park was opened in 1993.
The roof is a gigantic dome, 38 meters high, which expands outwards from the center in sunny weather and closes in bad weather, creating and maintaining an air temperature of 30 °C and a water temperature of 28 °C.
The area of the Ocean Dome water park is simply huge: about 6 football fields. Up to 10,000 people can visit it at the same time.
This is a real paradise with an artificial ocean, with endless beaches with white marble sand, tropical forests, wave and hydromassage pools, a variety of slides for every taste and age, cascades and Jacuzzis, restaurants and cinemas.
For surfers, magnificent artificial waves are created here. The Ocean Dome water park is a huge success among tourists, although there is a real beach nearby with a lot of entertainment.
The Ocean Dome water park is the only one where you can see a “volcanic eruption.”
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In the evenings, various enchanting shows with light effects take place here. Therefore, this paradise simply does not leave anyone indifferent. He beckons and attracts you to himself. It is no coincidence that in 1995, the Ocean Dome water park in Japan was visited by 1,250,000 people.
However, even in this paradise everything is not as good as we wanted. Most large water park in the world turned out to be unprofitable for its owners. By 2000, the Ocean Dome water park had accumulated a debt of more than two and a half billion dollars. In Japan at that time there was a protracted economic crisis, which, of course, affected the Shigaya resort, affecting tourist attendance. Then it was sold. In 2002 he resumed his work. But, despite all efforts to save this miracle of human construction, in 2007 it was decided to close the water park. Later in 2010, Miyazaki Prefectural authorities abandoned the idea of restoring it.
The ambitious Japanese idea to create an ocean beach under a dome was realized in 1993 on the southern island of Kyushu. It is located one and a half thousand kilometers from Tokyo. Just three hundred meters separate the boundaries of the world's largest water park, Ocean Dome, from the real beach and ocean. Everyone who has been inside says that the artificial ocean makes a greater impression. The weather on the man-made beach is amazing: the air temperature is 30°C, the water temperature is always 28°C. With a comfortable microclimate, annoying insects or squally gusts of wind are excluded here, but there are excellent waves for surfers. Well-regulated lighting will prevent heat stroke or sunburn.
The parameters of the Japanese water park listed in the Guinness Book are 300 m long by 100 m wide: the area is identical to six football fields. In good weather, visitors can enjoy the natural sun - the dome of the giant pavilion opens. 10 thousand people can find entertainment to their liking at the same time. Beach sand does not stick to the body. It was created using a special technology and is a mixture of crushed marble and white sand.
Sea, palm trees, always blue sky, endless view of the tropical ocean - this is for beach lovers. Small rain-forest inhabited by noisy parrots. Two volcanoes perform spectacular eruptions every hour on a strict schedule. Water slides, wave cascades, fresh water pools, Jacuzzis and spas are available to guests. The attractions here were created according to exclusive individual projects and have no analogues. Cafes, restaurants, cinemas are at the disposal of those tired of a beach holiday.
There is nightly entertainment every day: festivals, musical performances, light shows using a water screen. There are many hotels, a zoo, golf courses, and a tennis court nearby. Despite the grandeur of the plan, the project was suspended due to low profitability. The water park has been under reconstruction for the last seven years. The owners - the owners of the Sheraton hotel chain - promise its opening soon.
How to get there:
Shigaya Resort, where the water park is located, is located in Miyazaki Prefecture. To get to the resort, you first need to fly into Tokyo. Airlines flying from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Miyazaki include JAL, ANA and Skynet Asia Airways. From the airport you can get to Miyazaki city itself by train on the Miyazaki Kuko Line (travel time 10 minutes) or by shuttle bus (travel time 25 minutes).
You can also get from Tokyo to Miyazaki by train, but you will need several transfers.
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Don't neglect the local water parks - they will surely give unforgettable experiences to representatives of all age categories.
Water parks in Tokyo
- The Tokyo Disney Sea water park has 7 thematic zones (“Coast of America”, “Mediterranean Bay”, “Mermaid Lagoon”, “Sea of the Future” and others), in each of which sea adventures and attractions await visitors (jet skiing, extreme water slides). In addition, Disney Sea has fountains and regularly hosts concerts, various performances and shows. The cost of visiting for 1 day (the price includes admission to the amusement park) is 6400 yen / adults, 5500 yen / 12-17 year old children, 4200 yen / 4-11 year old children. The cost of visiting for 2 days is 11,000 yen/adults, 7600-9800 yen/children.
- “Tokyo Summerland” is equipped with “water” (indoor water park and outdoor pool Adventure Lagoon) and “land” zones with attractions, as well as a “sports” zone (tennis, golf, bowling center). In the indoor water park, guests will find slides, a jacuzzi, hot springs, several pools, including an artificial wave, and a children's section. Cost of visiting (1 day) – 3000 yen/adults, 2000 yen/7-12 year old children, 1500 yen/2-6 year old children.
- “Toshimaen,” in addition to a park with 30 attractions, delights guests with its outdoor water park (operates in the summer) with 6 pools, in particular a wave pool, and 31 water slides (the largest slide is 195 m long and 22 m high). The cost of visiting the amusement park + water park (all day) is 3900 yen / adults and 2900 yen / children (height up to 1.1 m). Important: people with tattoos are not allowed into the water park.
- Those interested can visit another amusement park, Yomiuri Land - in the summer months, a water park with slides and pools opens here (the cost of visiting for 1 day along with the water park is 2800 yen/adults and 1800 yen/children up to 1.1 m tall).
Water activities in Tokyo
To access the pool daily, tourists are advised to stay at a hotel with a pool, such as Grand Pacific Le Daiba, Asakusa View Hotel or Daiichi Hotel Tokyo.
Tokyo Aquariums - Sumida may deserve the attention of travelers (in addition to viewing jellyfish, corals and strange fish, you can visit the area with fur seals and penguins; prices - 2000 yen / adults, 1500 yen / schoolchildren, 600 yen / 3-6 year old children) and Shinagawa (observation of sea creatures + the opportunity to touch some of them + dolphin show).
It is worth noting that residents and guests of Tokyo have an excellent chance to spend time on the beach in the Edogawa area - however, they will only be able to splash in the waters of Tokyo Bay in the summer on weekends and holidays (in order not to spoil the guests' holiday with an encounter with red stingrays, protective guards are installed on the beach mesh).
But there won’t be any annoying mosquitoes, burns or sea creatures around. Thanks to modern technologies It became possible to create such a piece of paradise.
What is heaven? It means good weather every day, a beach with soft white sand and the whisper of sea waves. But for this you will have to fly abroad to warm countries. For what? You can go to the water park next door. This is all good, of course, but you still want to visit a real beach, and people start looking for interesting, unique places. One of these was the Ocean Dome water park. Indeed, it is so unusual that it was included in the Guinness Book of Records.
This miracle is located on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It is home to the world's largest resort, Sigaya, a favorite place for tourists and the local population. It covers an area of 700 hectares! You can't even imagine how huge it is.
Why does the water park have this name? The thing is that the resort’s beaches are covered with a unique artificial sky dome. Beneath it lies a huge ocean. The water temperature there always fluctuates around 28 degrees. The Ocean Dome is rightfully considered the most famous place throughout the resort of Sigaya.
What is he famous for? This is a magnificent building of this type, gathering 10,000 people under its roof at the same time.
In 2001, the Ocean Dome was on the verge of closure. The owners of the resort now have a debt of $2.5 billion. And this despite the fact that entrance to the water park is quite expensive. In good weather, you will have to pay about a hundred dollars to enter. The fact is that at that time Japan was in difficult economic situation. The popularity of the resort waned sharply, as the Japanese could not spend a lot of money on vacation. And nearby there was a less grandiose water park, the entrance to which cost a few dollars.
For many years the owner struggled with the crisis, trying to defend his brainchild. Seven years later he succeeded. The crisis has passed, and the water park is still popular.
Currently
Today, the Ocean Dome has become a real paradise. There is absolutely everything for a comfortable holiday for the whole family. The water park has the purest white sand, which is changed once a week, pools with artificial waves, and slides for vacationers of any age. Also on the territory there are small swimming pools, a spa center and a huge number of water attractions. If you get tired of swimming, you can visit a cafe and even go to the cinema.
Tourists really enjoy impromptu volcanic eruptions. Several volcanoes have been identified that erupt every hour.
In the evening, a magnificent show on the water begins in the water park. Fantastic lighting effects are created on the water screen. Various dance, music festivals and performances are held. No one will definitely leave indifferent. Outside the resort, all infrastructure has been created for tourists. You will find many hotels, restaurants, cafes, sports grounds, shopping centers and much more. Due to the popularity of the water park, the Japanese decided to attract more and more vacationers with the help of numerous water parks.
It is planned to build similar unique buildings on other islands of Japan.
The Ocean Dome is a grandiose creation of Japanese architects. Nowhere in the world will you find such a structure. It’s not for nothing that he was included in the Guinness Book of Records. The most amazing thing is that 300 meters from the water park there is a natural beach. But despite this, all vacationers prefer the Ocean Dome.
The Seagaia Ocean Dome water park is recognized as the largest indoor water park in the world, this achievement is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The updated water park should soon open after a lengthy reconstruction that has been going on for seven years.
For all its grandeur, the water park turned out to be an unprofitable project: in 2000, its debt amounted to $2.5 billion. During the economic crisis, it was sold, in 2002 the water park resumed its work, and in 2007 it was closed for reconstruction.
The name of the water park uses a combination of the English words “sea” - sea and “gaia” - Gaia, the goddess of the earth in ancient Greek mythology. The water park belongs to the Sheraton hotel chain and is part of the Seagaia Resort. The park is located on the ocean shore next to (just three hundred meters away) a natural beach, which is considered not so comfortable. The water park was opened in 1993, its dome is 300 meters long, 100 meters wide, and 38 meters high. The area of the complex is equal to the area of six football fields; up to ten thousand people can relax on such a site at the same time. On hot days the dome opened, and on cold days the blue sky could be seen through the closed dome. Under the dome, the air temperature is maintained at 30 degrees, the water temperature has always been 28 degrees.
After reconstruction, visitors will be able to see under the dome of the water park a real tropical jungle inhabited by parrots and two artificial volcanoes spewing fire. Surfers will get a pool with artificial waves, and everyone else will get fresh water pools, a white sand beach and all kinds of water attractions - waterfalls, slides, jacuzzi and spa, as well as entertainment for children. In addition, a whole street of shops will open, the length of which will be 85 meters.
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