The “Ocean Dome” in Miyazaki, Kyushu Island
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The “Ocean Dome”, the largest indoor water park in the world, is located in Miyazaki, Kyushu Island (Japan). The size is impressive. In fact, Ocean Dome is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest indoor water park, measuring 300 meters in length, 100 meters in width. And the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius year-round.
Within the dome, there are shops where you can rent the latest in swimsuit fashions or whet your appetite with drinks, fast food, light snacks, or full-scale restaurants that serve up the best in local Miyazaki cuisine.
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December 5, 2007 - Architecture
Author: Shan Tara
49 Responses to “The “Ocean Dome” in Miyazaki, Kyushu Island”
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December 8th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
THis looks awesome, its on my list of to-go places.
December 9th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
Very nice looking place. It’s so beautiful and breath taking isn’t it?
December 10th, 2007 at 7:18 am
CooL!!!
December 10th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Whoah!..this is just awesome..wish I could go there someday..^^
December 10th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
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December 10th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
No thanks, i prefer a more private space on a real beach
December 10th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Notice in the first picture how it’s located a few hundred feet from the ocean!! The water may be warmer, but what’s up with the placement? I’m not a fan.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
Gotta agree with Kai – what’s it do – keep the snow off? What’s the point?
December 11th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Thats amazing, they should build something like that in the UK.
December 11th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
That’s ridiculous. Why did they put up a fake horizon when you could have built it beautifully sloping off to the REAL horizon? I’ll take Cornwall, ta.
December 13th, 2007 at 8:59 am
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December 15th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
It is spectacular but I have to agree with the comment about the fake horizon. I think it’s the only thing that spoils it.
December 18th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Looks like a great place to spend the day. I wouldn’t visit for this alone, but would make a nice place to visit if I was on vacation in area.
December 19th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Ima definatly hit that place up 1 day…how much would it cost to get in??? in American dollarz???
December 21st, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Sorry, this closed in September.
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:16 am
Oh wow. Can I live there!? HAHA I’d love to take my mom there.
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:36 am
There’s a huge ocean right behind them, yet they have to build a billion dollar swimming pool…. real smart.
December 22nd, 2007 at 7:47 am
Weird, very weird. Why build this when the ocean is right behind it?
Too artificial for my liking.
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:08 pm
That is so freaking rad! I would so chillax there if it was still open + I was in the area.
December 22nd, 2007 at 3:57 pm
better places near Miyazaki. Aoshima island at low tide (devil’s washboard), good diving further south. Good nightlife in town. OceanDome, too much chlorine….
December 23rd, 2007 at 3:34 am
WOW,
January 15th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Not only did it close in October of 2007 due to low turnout it is only the second largest indoor waterpark. Tropical Islands in Germany is more than twice the size and built in a hanger made to construct zepplins.
January 21st, 2008 at 3:00 am
That is awesome – it looks just like a real beach. A friend of mine tells me that they also have indoor ski slopes in Japan.
February 16th, 2008 at 10:47 am
wow!
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
Hey, that’s cool, one day I will check it out and write to you how was it
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Thanks for the post!
March 15th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
That is awesome!! wish to be there
July 8th, 2008 at 2:37 am
That’s one hack of a site!
I know they built one in Dubai for skiers and another one in Moscow for the same reason. But this Japanese creation has surprised me and also deeply impressed me.
Each big city should have one
August 18th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
So… is it open or closed? how can i find pout more?
August 18th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
i mean find OUT more!! my fault!
August 26th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I gotta say, I’d much rather go to a real beach. Seems like a giant waste of water to me.
September 1st, 2008 at 6:56 am
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September 24th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
When it comes to conserving water, Japan sure does suck at it. It looks cool, sure, but wouldn’t you rather a real beach with real natural water instead? I’m sure this thing pollutes the environment just like every other sucky thing that Japan seems to make does.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:59 am
OMGGGGG WHERE IS THIS PLACE ?
HOW COME NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF IT ??
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October 19th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
ummmmmmmmm did u know it closed in 2007 october 1st D: D:<
October 19th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
they are reudsing the water though! right?…
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:44 am
I stumbled on this and gave it the thumbs up! I love stuff like this
Makes you want to be there doesn’t it? Especially when I’m sitting in my home office at the moment and its pouring down rain… Oh, I’m freezing as well 
October 26th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Did this place really close. How sucky is that. What a waste if that is true.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:38 am
I wouldn’t visit for this alone, but would make a nice place to visit if I was on vacation in area.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
That place looks like a lot of fun. I would like to go!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:12 am
Ingenious, the cloudy blue sky background is an excellent touch. It’s just a little crowded for my liking, but it’s a novelty, so I’d go in anyway.
July 12th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Not my cup of tea, for myself, I prefer the real thing, but I’d like to visit this place anyway, as think my boys would love it!
December 11th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
this place looks fantastic, wish I could go too!!
February 19th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
It’s like a big public bath tub. Pathetic.
May 18th, 2010 at 12:47 am
Is it like a big public bath? Well, dont illusion yourself, the beaches in japan are equally crowded. As for chlorine water… I heard they use ocean water instead.
Of course everybody would prefer the real beach, but I think the point of this indoor park is, that you can “go swimming in the ocean” even if the weather sucks or in winter. I for myself think it is awesome and I also heard the reopened. Not sure if it is true though.
June 22nd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
The Islander Inn of OIB in NC is perhaps the worst hotel on the island. We had a terrible experience at this nc beach resort. The room was not ready for 45 minutes after our check inn time. So we sat in the sweltering heat for about an hour with two young kids and a dog (which cost us an additional 60 bucks). You might say “why didn’t you guys go on the beach to kill a little bit of time”…which is exactly what we did and resulted in a fine from the OIB Police for having our dog on the beach before 6pm. Our bad, but you think there would be a sign on the hotels enterance to the beach…which is another disaster. You have to go through the pool area to get to the beach cross over…a pool area with two sets of outward swinging safety gates…guests and their kids running around, a maze of lounge chairs, and busted up concrete….did i mention the two kids, the wife, the dog , and bags of kid supplies..uggg. if you are even slightly handycapped i wouldn’t even consider touring this crap hole. All this aside, we finally get the mexican cleaning crew out of our room and decide to relax on the back porch to enjoy the view of the ocean …which was great so long as you ignore the ratteling humm of the rooms a/c unit which is as much a fixture of the decore as the stackable white (mildewed) form-molded pvc chairs. Then the gang of homeless cats arrived (I swear you can’t make this stuff up)…dog is going wild..kids now crying…wife about to freak out…i must react quickly so i go down to the gravel parking lot of the islander inn and shoe them away…but their retreat is just a transient ploy…as soon as i get back up to the porch they are back…only with reinforcemnets to boot…aah, but i am far smarter than a cat…even 10 of them…while the gravel lot was poison to my feet it provided me with some ammunition for a full on assault…i lined the stones along the porches edge just under the railing and waited for the perfect shot. The mangiest of the crew was in sight…my wife diles me in ..”a few clicks to the left”..”you are set”…my foot is drawn back like a driver…fire!!! Hit…Dismay…the vermin thought i was kicking food to them…Yet another defeat…i return inside with hopes that they dont start to nest in our van. The night fanally draws to a tylonol pm induced end and all attempts are made to ignore the rattle and humm of the out dated ac unit…after all who the heck would want to sleep to the sound of that silly ocean. 3AM…EEERT!….EEERT!…EEERT!…EEERT!!!…and i arose to see what was the matter “alarm clock?” “radio?”…”Fire?”…”FIRE!”…”FIRE!” no fire extinguisher in room …may have to exit off 2nd story porch…no fire escape latter…must go uot front door…alls clear we (me, wife, 2 small kids, dog, 2bags kid stuff) make our way to the parking lot. Our building is fine so i go back up get the rest of our stuff and we drive 2 hours home in a van that now smells of cat urine if you use the vents so i can get enough sleep to go to work in the morning. Realy freakin cool way to drop almost 300 bones on a room and about that on gas and food. We call the Islander Inn and are told a manager would contact us…he did not…and continues to avoid our calls…Thank god we put it on our AMEX…they are going to revearse the charges. Still managed to spend a bunch of money on gas, made our entire family miserable, and worked a 10 hour shift that following day on 3 hours of sleep. Thank you Islander Inn NC
July 6th, 2010 at 5:08 am
wow…. its owesome
July 21st, 2010 at 3:17 am
Very impressive water park! Thank you for the pictures!
August 24th, 2011 at 10:57 am
Very usueful, so close to the sea
November 28th, 2011 at 11:18 am
Just got back from watching it in the theatre. It’s unbelievable! My friend just has already downloaded the whole movie. I’m gonna go watch it one more time.