Japanese Town Recovers
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Japan's first theme park opened in Iwaki in Jan. 1966, (Courtesy, Joban Kosan Co.)
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The original 'hula girls' for the theme park were coal miners' daughters, (Courtesy, Joban Kosan Co.)
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An aerial view of the original Hawaiian Center complex in Iwaki, (Courtesy, Joban Kosan Co.)
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The Joban coalfield in Iwaki was one of Japan's largest, (Courtesy, Joban Kosan Co.)