Traveling Tidbits - Asia
BEST HOT SPRINGS IN JAPAN
Don't know which onsen (hot spring) to visit in Japan? The Japanese tourist industry picked best 10 out of 2,300 hot springs throughout the archipelago for their special features:
| Kusatsu in Gunma | -internationally famous for the highest output of thermal water (35,000 liters every minute) in Japan | |
| Noboribetsu in Hokkaido | -boiling mud pools and sulfuric geysers | |
| Yufuin in Oita | -spa town with cultural flavor | |
| Ibusuki in Kagoshima | -hot sand baths along the beach | |
| Gero in Gifu | -renowned for its treatment of neuralgia, rheumatism and skin diseases | |
| Kurokawa in Kumamoto | -24 inns and 25 outdoor baths surrounded by natural and tranquil scenery | |
| Dogo in Ehime | -venerable public bathhouses | |
| Wakura in Ishikawa | -saline water known for its healing powers for rheumatism, wounds and dyspepsia | |
| Kinosaki in Hyogo | -with a history of 1,400 years mentioned by many novelists in their works | |
| Arima in Hyogo | -one of the oldest when the nation's capital was Nara or Kyoto, celebrated for cherry blossoms in spring and maple leaves in autumn |
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