Kusatsu Onsen is Japan's most famous hot spring resort — producing more natural spring water than anywhere else in the country, at temperatures too hot to enter without cooling. The iconic yumomi ceremony, where wooden paddles are used to stir and cool the scalding water, has been performed here for centuries. The town's outdoor hot spring plaza, Yubatake, glows amber at night surrounded by traditional ryokans. These inns put you at the centre of one of Japan's greatest onsen experiences.
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