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Kusatsu
Kusatsu Review
The highly touted hot springs at Kusatsu contain sulfur, iron, aluminum, and even trace amounts of arsenic. Just inside the border of Gunma Prefecture, the springs are reached in summer (April-November) by a bus route across Shiga Kogen from Yudanaka, or year-round from Karuizawa. The yu-batake (hot-spring field) gushes over 1,000 gallons of boiling, sulfur-laden water per minute before it's cooled in seven long wooden boxes and sent to more than 130 ryokan in the village. The open field is beautifully lighted up at night.
- Address: Nagano
- Location: Nagano and Environs
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