By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
April 19, 2022 at 08:00 JST
Jigokudani Yaen-Koen is surrounded by steep cliffs and steaming hot springs. This is only place in the world where you can see monkeys bathing in hot springs in winter. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
Some places become unrecognizable in just a few years, and others seem unchanged from time immemorial. After 17 years, I revisited Jigokudani Onsen in Nagano Prefecture and was delighted to see that time had stood still. What a rare treat. [Read More]
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