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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

Spa Resort Hawaiians

Fukushima Start here

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

Iwaki Station

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

Yumoto Station

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

Nakaminato Station

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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