By MOTOYUKI MAEDA/ Staff Writer
December 9, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The inaugural general meeting of the association of governors working together to win the recognition of Japanese onsen culture as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage was held online on Nov. 21. Gunma Governor Ichita Yamamoto is seen in the upper right corner. (Motoyuki Maeda)
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