Film · 2006
Hula Girls — filming locations
4 places you can visit, in Fukushima, Ibaraki. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.
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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.
Locations · 4
Fukushima
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The Joban coal town's hot-spring resort, built by the miners' daughters the film is about. The hula show still runs daily.
- Getting there
- Yumoto Stn + 15 min by free shuttle · 2 min walk
- Before you go
- Admission fee required
- Very crowded — expect queues
- Do not photograph residents or students
- Sources
- スパリゾートハワイアンズ · フラガール
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Fukushima
The city the coal mine and the resort of the film both belong to.
- Getting there
- Iwaki Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- いわき駅
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Fukushima
The station for the hot spring the resort was built on, and the mining town it replaced.
- Getting there
- Yumoto Stn · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Keep your voice down
- Do not block the path or road
- Sources
- 湯本駅
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Ibaraki
The Ibaraki halt used for the coal-town station scenes of the film's Joban.
- Getting there
- Nakaminato Stn (Hitachinaka Seaside Railway) · At the station
- Before you go
- Never step onto the tracks
- Keep your voice down
- No tripods or selfie sticks
- Sources
- 那珂湊駅 · フラガール
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