By MOTOYUKI MAEDA/ Staff Writer
December 9, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The traditional bathing method at the Kusatsu onsen involved “yumomi.” Hot spring water was stirred with wooden paddles to cool the temperature under the guidance of a “yucho” chief. The photo was taken around December 1934. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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