Spa Resort Hawaiians - Revision history

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Getting There

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	Web site (as of this writing, there is no English information): http://www.hawaiians.co.jp/		Web site (as of this writing, there is no English information): http://www.hawaiians.co.jp/
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Getting There

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	~~If you have reservations at one of~~ the ~~hotels~~, ~~you can ride one of the~~ free buses to Spa Resort Hawaiians ~~and back from Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, or Saitama Shin-toshin Station~~. ~~More information in Japanese here (http~~://www.hawaiians.co.jp/~~otoku~~/bus/).		The closest train station is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumoto_Station JR Yumoto Station] on the JR Joban Line. From JR Yumoto Station, free shuttle buses are provided once an hour to Spa Resort Hawaiians taking 15 min. [https://www.hawaiians.co.jp/access/acs02.html Shuttle bus schedule here] (in Japanese). From Tokyo, you can catch the Joban Line at Ueno, Tokyo, or Shinagawa Station. The fastest route would be from JR Ueno Station where you catch the Hitachi tokkyu express train on the Joban Line and get off at Yumoto Station. This takes about 2 hours 15 min. and costs 6,290 yen (as of Oct. 2020).

	~~From Tokyo by train~~, ~~the fastest route would be from JR Ueno~~ Station ~~where you~~ catch ~~the Super Hitachi tokkyu express train on~~ the Joban Line ~~and get off at~~ Yumoto Station. ~~This takes~~ about ~~2 hours and 15 min~~. ~~and costs almost 6,000 yen~~.		If you're traveling along the Tohoku shinkansen line, you can go to Koriyama Station and catch a bus to Iwaki Station taking about 105 min. and costing abut 1,500 yen. From Iwaki Station, take the Joban Line train for a short ride to Yumoto Station. At Yumoto Station, there are free shuttle buses leaving about once an hour. (Buses from the resort back to Yumoto Station are not free.) Bus schedule here in Japanese: http://www.hawaiians.co.jp/access/acs02.html

	If you~~'re traveling along~~ the ~~Tohoku shinkansen line~~, you can go to ~~Koriyama Station~~ and ~~catch a bus to Iwaki Station taking about 105 min. and costing 1~~,~~500 yen. From Iwaki Station~~, ~~take the Joban Line train for a short ride to Yumoto Station. At Yumoto Station~~, ~~there are free shuttle buses leaving about once an hour. (Buses from the resort back to Yumoto~~ Station ~~are not free~~.~~) Bus schedule here~~ in Japanese: http://www.hawaiians.co.jp/~~access~~/~~acs02~~.~~html~~		If you have reservations at one of the hotels, you can ride one of the free buses to Spa Resort Hawaiians and back from Tokyo, Shinjuku, Yokohama, or Saitama Shin-toshin Station. More information in Japanese here (http://www.hawaiians.co.jp/otoku/bus/).

	You can also sign up for overnight stays and day trips with major travel agencies. They have buses leaving major areas such as Shinjuku and Tokyo Stations.		You can also sign up for overnight stays and day trips with major travel agencies. They have buses leaving major areas such as Shinjuku and Tokyo Stations.

Philbert at 01:11, 11 October 2020

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	Meanwhile, hot spring ryokan owners at nearby Yumoto Spa were strongly opposed to the Hawaiian water park. They were afraid that it would draw their customers away. But the Vice President convinced them that water park's success would be good for all of Iwaki and revitalize the town.		Meanwhile, hot spring ryokan owners at nearby Yumoto Spa were strongly opposed to the Hawaiian water park. They were afraid that it would draw their customers away. But the Vice President convinced them that water park's success would be good for all of Iwaki and revitalize the town.

	Company employees and even the hula girls were anxious over whether people would actually come to the Water Park when it opened. The Joban Hawaiian Center opened on January 16, ~~1965~~. And it was full of people. The hula girls were elated to perform in front of a sold-out crowd. A great example of "build it and they shall come."		Company employees and even the hula girls were anxious over whether people would actually come to the Water Park when it opened. The Joban Hawaiian Center opened on January 15, 1966. And it was full of people. The hula girls were elated to perform in front of a sold-out crowd. A great example of "build it and they shall come."

	The Joban Hawaiian Center proved to be very popular. They saw over 10 million visitors in 8 years. It was great timing, when Japan was undergoing a leisure boom and overseas travel restrictions were lifted in 1964. The hot spring facility was also great for families and kids. Hot spring resorts had been conventionally geared for adults, but now families could enjoy it at the Joban Hawaiian Center. In those days, traveling to Hawaii was still a far-fetched dream for most Japanese. At least they could experience a bit of Hawaii at the Water Park.		The Joban Hawaiian Center proved to be very popular. They saw over 10 million visitors in 8 years. It was great timing, when Japan was undergoing a leisure boom and overseas travel restrictions were lifted in 1964. The hot spring facility was also great for families and kids. Hot spring resorts had been conventionally geared for adults, but now families could enjoy it at the Joban Hawaiian Center. In those days, traveling to Hawaii was still a far-fetched dream for most Japanese. At least they could experience a bit of Hawaii at the Water Park.

Philbert at 11:07, 27 April 2020

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	==3/11, Aftershock, and Grand Re-opening==		==3/11, Aftershock, and Grand Re-opening==
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	All was going well until March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm when the Great East Japan Earthquake hit. The city of Iwaki was hit with the tsunami as well, but Spa Resort Hawaiians was too far inland to be inundated. It actually was in pretty good shape. They still had power, gas, and running water. No one got hurt and there was no major damage to the resort. The quake occurred soon after the afternoon Polynesian show that had ended at 2:30 pm. The mass of people in the Beach Theater had already dispersed. And there were hardly anyone on the water slides because most were waiting for 3 pm when it would be half price.		All was going well until March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm when the Great East Japan Earthquake hit. The city of Iwaki was hit with the tsunami as well, but Spa Resort Hawaiians was too far inland to be inundated. It actually was in pretty good shape. They still had power, gas, and running water. No one got hurt and there was no major damage to the resort. The quake occurred soon after the afternoon Polynesian show that had ended at 2:30 pm. The mass of people in the Beach Theater had already dispersed. And there were hardly anyone on the water slides because most were waiting for 3 pm when it would be half price.

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Hula Girls, the movie

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	=''Hula Girls,'' the movie=		=''Hula Girls,'' the movie=
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	In 2006, a movie called, ''Hula Girls'' (フラガール) was released and became a major hit and went on to win numerous awards including the Japan Academy Award for Best Picture.		In 2006, a movie called, ''Hula Girls'' (フラガール) was released and became a major hit and went on to win numerous awards including the Japan Academy Award for Best Picture.

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3/11, Aftershock, and Grand Re-opening

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	==3/11, Aftershock, and Grand Re-opening==		==3/11, Aftershock, and Grand Re-opening==
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	All was going well until March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm when the Great East Japan Earthquake hit. The city of Iwaki was hit with the tsunami as well, but Spa Resort Hawaiians was too far inland to be inundated. It actually was in pretty good shape. They still had power, gas, and running water. No one got hurt and there was no major damage to the resort. The quake occurred soon after the afternoon Polynesian show that had ended at 2:30 pm. The mass of people in the Beach Theater had already dispersed. And there were hardly anyone on the water slides because most were waiting for 3 pm when it would be half price.		All was going well until March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm when the Great East Japan Earthquake hit. The city of Iwaki was hit with the tsunami as well, but Spa Resort Hawaiians was too far inland to be inundated. It actually was in pretty good shape. They still had power, gas, and running water. No one got hurt and there was no major damage to the resort. The quake occurred soon after the afternoon Polynesian show that had ended at 2:30 pm. The mass of people in the Beach Theater had already dispersed. And there were hardly anyone on the water slides because most were waiting for 3 pm when it would be half price.

Philbert at 10:39, 27 April 2020

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	Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is a Hawaiian-themed water park and hot spring (onsen) amusement park in the coastal city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture. It centers on the Water Park housed in a huge indoor dome built in 1966. The Water Park has water slides, large and small pools, Hawaiian shops, restaurants, and a stage and seating for hula and Polynesian dance shows. Locally, Spa Resort Hawaiians is simply called, "Hawaiians."		Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is a Hawaiian-themed water park and hot spring (onsen) amusement park in the coastal city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture. It centers on the Water Park housed in a huge indoor dome built in 1966. The Water Park has water slides, large and small pools, Hawaiian shops, restaurants, and a stage and seating for hula and Polynesian dance shows. Locally, Spa Resort Hawaiians is simply called, "Hawaiians."

Philbert at 10:35, 27 April 2020

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	Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is a Hawaiian-themed water park and hot spring (onsen) amusement park in the coastal city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture. It centers on the Water Park housed in a huge indoor dome built in 1966. The Water Park has water slides, large and small pools, Hawaiian shops, restaurants, and a stage and seating for hula and Polynesian dance shows. Locally, Spa Resort Hawaiians is simply called, "Hawaiians."		Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is a Hawaiian-themed water park and hot spring (onsen) amusement park in the coastal city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture. It centers on the Water Park housed in a huge indoor dome built in 1966. The Water Park has water slides, large and small pools, Hawaiian shops, restaurants, and a stage and seating for hula and Polynesian dance shows. Locally, Spa Resort Hawaiians is simply called, "Hawaiians."
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	In 2006, a movie called, ''Hula Girls'' (フラガール) was released and became a major hit and went on to win numerous awards including the Japan Academy Award for Best Picture.		In 2006, a movie called, ''Hula Girls'' (フラガール) was released and became a major hit and went on to win numerous awards including the Japan Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Philbert at 10:24, 27 April 2020

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	Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is a Hawaiian-themed water park and hot spring (onsen) amusement park in the coastal city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture. It centers on the Water Park housed in a huge indoor dome built in 1966. The Water Park has water slides, large and small pools, Hawaiian shops, restaurants, and a stage and seating for hula and Polynesian dance shows. Locally, Spa Resort Hawaiians is simply called, "Hawaiians."		Spa Resort Hawaiians (スパリゾートハワイアンズ) is a Hawaiian-themed water park and hot spring (onsen) amusement park in the coastal city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture. It centers on the Water Park housed in a huge indoor dome built in 1966. The Water Park has water slides, large and small pools, Hawaiian shops, restaurants, and a stage and seating for hula and Polynesian dance shows. Locally, Spa Resort Hawaiians is simply called, "Hawaiians."