By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
August 23, 2022 at 07:00 JST
Kusatsu Onsen, about 200 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, is centered around the symbolic Yubatake, a hot water field where large quantities of mineral-rich water from the town’s main hot springs flow. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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