I visited Furusato Onsen on my first trip to Japan. We travelled from Miyazaki to Kagoshima and took a detour onto the Sakurajima peninsula (it used to be an island until a recent eruption of Mt. Sakurajima) to visit the volcano, the buried tori and the onsen. It is unusual amongst onsen (hot springs) in that mixed bathing is allowed... more

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