Cold water from the river is used to adjust the temperature ... Association on 0735-42-0735 (in Japanese). (Japanese original by Naoto Yamanaka, Tanabe Local Bureau) ...

The resort town of Yamanaka Onsen, about 325 miles west of Tokyo, claims a long history of tourism: Japanese have been drawn to its restorative hot springs ringed in misty mountains for some 1,300 ...