'Hula girls' greet guests at Fukushima spa resort reopening

'Hula girls' greet guests at Fukushima spa resort reopening

IWAKI, Japan - Members of the Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, perform a dance on Oct. 1, 2011 in the city.

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