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WE ARE IN THE PORT OF ONOHAMA

We are now in the Port of Onohama.  Not much, except coal piles and, perhaps a mile away, an Aeon Mall. I've never heard of Onohama.  Turns out there is a good reason.  No actual city of Onohama.  The Port of Onohama, where the Oceania Riviera is berthed, and Onohama Beach, somewhere close by, use that name.  Onohama is a tiny town 10 miles south of Iwaki City. We are in the southern region of Tohoku that was devastated by the 11March2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.  In Iwaki City alone, 60,000 houses were partially or totally destroyed. The primary attraction is something called  Spa Resort Hawaiians : Inaugurated in 1966 as the Joban Hawaiian Center, the resort is now a desirable tourist destination. Most famous for hula performances by the Hula Girls. In the 1960s, Iwaki was a coal mining town facing crisis.  The Hula Girls formed to draw tourists. Since that 2011 tsunami, in addition to their linkage to this resort, the Hula Girl...