Life's a Beach

Life's a Beach

Photographs by Martin Parr

(Photo Credit: The Ocean Dome, Miyazaki, Japan, 1996. © Martin Parr/Magnum Photos)

JAPAN. Miyazaki. Seagaia Ocean Dome. The Artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome. 1996.

JAPAN. Miyazaki. Seagaia Ocean Dome. The Artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome. 1996. 

The Seagaia Ocean Dome was the world's largest indoor water park in Japan. It was officially closed in 2007. The dome measured roughly 1000 feet in length and 350 feet in width. The Ocean Dome featured a fake flame-spitting volcano, artificial sand 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 86 degrees Fahrenheit and the water at around 82 degrees Fahrenheit^.