Self Created Beach In Japan

Imagine a beach where the sky is always blue, it's never too hot or cold, the water isn't filled with salt and pollution, and the surf is always perfect - welcome to Ocean Dome, the world's only indoor beach.


Ocean Dome has its own flame-spitting volcano, crushed white marble "sand", and it also boasts the world's largest retractable roof, providing a permanently blue sky. Temperature, wind and humidity are closely controlled to provide an ultra-safe "sea-side" experience.

Every hour, the volcano erupts and the hi-tech wave machines start up, starting a few minutes of sanitized surfing.

Entrance cost is US $50 per person, which seems especially expensive given that there is a free, natural beach only 300 meters away.

Owakudani - Boiling Volcanic Valley - Japan

Owakudani - Boiling Volcanic Valley - Japan


Owakudani "Great Boiling Valley" is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a popular tourist site for its scenic views, hot water flowing and steam rising is the best view you can see there, volcanic activity, and especially, Kuro-tamago — a local specialty of eggs hard-boiled in the hot springs. The boiled black eggs smell slightly sulfuric; consuming the eggs is said to increase longevity. Eating one is said to add seven years to your life. You may eat up to two and a half for up to seventeen and a half years, but eating a whole third is said to be highly unadvised.

Centaurus 7-Star Hotel of Pakistan

Centaurus 7-Star Hotel of Pakistan


The $350 million, 7-Star Centaurus Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan will help to put this country on the map for international travelers once the project is completed around 2010.