Riverside hot spring bath for 1,000 bathers, anyone?

Hot spring water gushes from a side of the Otogawa river, offering a treat for “sennin-buro” outdoor bathers in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 4. (Shinichi Katsube)

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. [Read More]

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