Artificial beaches are
gaining popularity all
over the world.
Artificial beaches are
gaining popularity all
over the world. We can
see them in Monaco,
Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin,
Rotterdam, Toronto and
others, but the biggest
among them is Seagaia
Ocean Dome in Miyazaki,
Japan.
The Ocean Dome, which
was a part of the
Sheraton Seagaia Resort,
measures 300 meters in
length and 100 meters in
width, sported a fake
flame-spitting volcano,
artificial sand, artificia
l palm trees and the
world’s largest
retractable roof, which
provided a permanently
blue sky even on a rainy
day. The air temperature
was always held at
around 30 degrees
Celsius and the water at
around 28. The volcano
becomes active every 15
minutes and spews fire
every hour, and
incredible waves lashes
the beach for surfers’
delight.
The beach can
accommodate 10,000
tourists, and the kicker is
that there’s an actual
beach only 300 meters
away.
It opened in 1993, and
visitor numbers peaked
in 1995 at 1.25 million a
year.
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