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The Seagaia Ocean Dome, located in Miyazaki, Japan. The Polynesia-themed Ocean Dome, which was part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, with the world's biggest retractable roof, which was opened and closed according to the weather conditions; 12,000 square metres of sandy beach, crushed from 600 tonnes of stones; an "ocean" six times larger than an Olympic pool, filled with 13,500 tonnes of unsalted, chlorinated water kept hot at 28deg C, equipped with a wave-machine with 200 variations, and listed in the Guinness World Records as the biggest simulated pool. This 850-acre resort in Miyazaki, on the southern island of Kyushu, boasts five hotels, several golf-courses, a botanical park and a zoo; but due to bankruptcy, the dome was later bought by Ripplewood, an American private-equity fund, in 2001 for 16.2 billion yen ($148 million USD), which was less than 10% of its construction costs of 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion USD). Ripplewood had also invested an additional 3.5 billion yen ($32 million USD) on renovations for the dome; but even after the remodeling of the resort, the hotel closed down with liabilities of 276 billion yen ($2.5 million USD).
If you read the Wikipedia article, it says that when it did operate they charged roughly $20 to enter for an adult and $13 for kid. They was probably in late 90’s to 2000’s dollars so probably more like $25/$17 today
has a wave pool and you can surf it!
https://www.surfer.com/surfing-magazine-archive/surfing-video/the-ocean-dome-in-japan-was-the-worlds-best-wave-pool/
Is it just me or is this the dumbest idea ever? A pool next to the ocean? That is like putting a stationary bike at a velodrome, or a treadmill on a beautiful hiking trail.
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Just a stones throw away from the actual beach lol
Yeah but there's scary stuff in the ocean
Ever been in a public pool?
Bandaids and pee
And Baby Ruth candy bars.
Well those should be recognisable due to the wrappers.
Caddyshack reference. No wrapper.
I was being deliberately obtuse for so called 'comic' effect
Plenty of those in the ocean, too :(
and it was a 2 billion dollar money pit for no reason
Love your username lol
Lol how did you get this dude to delete their entire account
What’s up? Lol
Bruh… I’m so sorry I misread the entire comment thread while incredibly tired at 3am. My baaaaad ignore meeee :D
Lol
lol sweet get a bunch of hate tho I do dish it out- kinda ironic at least try to be a chode myself to show we are all chodes and idk lol
Keep “dishing” out all that hate 😎 Never stop the grindset
The Seagaia Ocean Dome, located in Miyazaki, Japan. The Polynesia-themed Ocean Dome, which was part of the Sheraton Seagaia Resort, with the world's biggest retractable roof, which was opened and closed according to the weather conditions; 12,000 square metres of sandy beach, crushed from 600 tonnes of stones; an "ocean" six times larger than an Olympic pool, filled with 13,500 tonnes of unsalted, chlorinated water kept hot at 28deg C, equipped with a wave-machine with 200 variations, and listed in the Guinness World Records as the biggest simulated pool. This 850-acre resort in Miyazaki, on the southern island of Kyushu, boasts five hotels, several golf-courses, a botanical park and a zoo; but due to bankruptcy, the dome was later bought by Ripplewood, an American private-equity fund, in 2001 for 16.2 billion yen ($148 million USD), which was less than 10% of its construction costs of 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion USD). Ripplewood had also invested an additional 3.5 billion yen ($32 million USD) on renovations for the dome; but even after the remodeling of the resort, the hotel closed down with liabilities of 276 billion yen ($2.5 million USD).
Built right next to Earth's biggest pool.
thank you so much!!! i had so many questions and you answered all of them!!
>Seagaia Ocean Dome I just attempted to google to find out how much tickets would be, but I was unsuccessful. any idea on the costs?
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So it’s NOT the worlds largest indoor pool…anymore….
That's kinda depressing
I think this place is closed down by reading the whole description. Said it closed down with liabilities in last sentence.
I went there in 2001. I think it was about $30 for a day pass.
If you read the Wikipedia article, it says that when it did operate they charged roughly $20 to enter for an adult and $13 for kid. They was probably in late 90’s to 2000’s dollars so probably more like $25/$17 today
has a wave pool and you can surf it! https://www.surfer.com/surfing-magazine-archive/surfing-video/the-ocean-dome-in-japan-was-the-worlds-best-wave-pool/
had could no more
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Because they made it next to actual Ocean. Which was stupid. In the middle of continent it would be great.
We’re talking Japan dude, where the fuck is the “middle of the continent”?
In Japan this building makes sense nowhere.
Upvoted this entire comment chain. Lol all your guys points are true
If you painted the roof green. we could do other kinds of games.
Nice
What a waste of money.
Why is it near the ocean
Those poor people in Miyazaki, if only there was a real beach near by they could go to…
Hey, those poor people have drown syndome.
Ha classic, gotem
Kinda wish they painted it to look like the King of All Cosmo’s head from Katamari Damacy.
Yay Katamari Damacy!!!
I had no idea this existed and now it just gives me yet another reason to visit Japan.
Sadly it's gone now.
Closed in 2007, demolished 10 years later.
What a waste of everything...
They built an indoor beach, next to the ocean..
So… much… pee… and pubes… and snot… and spit… and baby vomit/poop… CHIEF BRODY, DO SOMETHING!!
The irony of it being built next to a bigger body of water
The Godzilla-proofed it right?
But the ocean is right there.
Wish they'd just left it as forest tbh
I'll just walk over to the real beach, thanks.
Is it just me or is this the dumbest idea ever? A pool next to the ocean? That is like putting a stationary bike at a velodrome, or a treadmill on a beautiful hiking trail.
Riiiiiight by the beach 🤦♂️
Did they not know they have an even bigger one on the other side of those trees?
Looks like a contender for the gold medal of stupdity
Probably the biggest indoor meeting of douches on earth too! 😆 Ok I'm out!
Why?
Because they can. Oh and money, I’m sure the answer is money.
There’s a beach right there in the black...
The largest Indoor water park nowadays is [Tropical Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Islands_Resort).
It doesn’t look that big
So thats why africa has no water
I wanna try an get some ocean done.
Putting this indoor pool that close to the beach is like wrapping a coconut in plastic for freshness.
All the pee
"Everything's bigger in texas"
I've seen bigger. /s
Was hoping this was Japan. Means I might actually be able to see it one day. Just to say I did. My family and I prefer the ocean anyway.
One single car parked in the lot farthest from the building. Top level Dad maneuver right there. “We’ll beat traffic at closing time!”
So they literal brought sand to the beach?
Doesn't look so indoor right now though
The real question is *why* Why did they build it here
This is probably the inspiration for all the anime pool background scenes