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An onsen is a traditional Japanese hot spring, featuring baths that are fuelled by geothermal activity beneath the Earth's surface. These baths, which can be found all over Japan due to the country's ...

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There’s a chill in the air, which makes the scalding temperature of the mineral-infused waters more bearable. To my right sit four Japanese men, also submerged in the water, their eyes closed and ...

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