Kawayu Onsen

Hokkaidō · Japan

Kawayu Onsen, Japan
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winter
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A riverbed hot spring in the Kumano mountains where bathers dig into the gravel of the Oto River to release naturally hot water. In winter a giant communal pool is banked up along the riverbank.

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