THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 1, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Ikaho House 166 in the former Ichikawa Ryokan is a recently opened commercial space at the Ikaho Onsen resort in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture. This photo was taken on March 4. (Takefumi Ishihara)
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