[Mixed-Gender Hot Spring Tour 5] Under the starry sky, embraced by the shadow of the dam. —— Okayama, Yubara Onsen "Sunayu"

Hello, this is MIO.This is the 5th installment of the mixed-gender hot spring tour series. It is the finale of "Chapter ...
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Kitatohoku's hidden hot springs offer therapeutic escapes

Three Prefectures"—Aomori, Iwate, and Akita—is a region often referred to as Japan’s remote hinterland. Even many Japanese ...
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‘Read the air’: A Japanese hot spring expert shares some naked truths about naked bathing

Sitting atop a rocky outcrop on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, the pool at Kuroneiwa-buro is so close to the Pacific that the waves are only just out of reach as they crash onto the boulders nearby. The hot ...