Friday 4 February 2011

OceanDome – Artificial Beach in Japan

OceanDome – Artificial Beach in Japan

Japan Beach…
Here’s another nice piece of engineering and construction.This time the locale is JAPAN.
Here’s the exterior shot of the building. Note the surrounding area . . ..mountains, sea shore, golf course, residential area.
What do you think is inside this building?
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It’s the OCEANDOME
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The roof is retractable
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The SURF’S UP . . .rain or shine!
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When the roof is closed, you still get blue sky and puffy white clouds .. . .
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Imagine a beach where the sky is always blue, it’s never too hot or cold, the water isn’t filled with salt and pollution, and the surf is always perfect – welcome to Ocean Dome, the world’s only indoor beach.

Ocean Dome has its own flame-spitting volcano, crushed white marble “sand”, and it also boasts the world’s largest retractable roof, providing a permanently blue sky. Temperature, wind and humidity are closely controlled to provide an ultra-safe “sea-side” experience.
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Every hour, the volcano erupts and the hi-tech wave machines start up, starting a few minutes of sanitized surfing.
Entrance cost is US $50 per person, which seems especially expensive given that there is a free, natural beach only 300 meters away.

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