Kusatsu is one of Japan's top hot-spring towns, built around the steaming Yubatake ("hot-water field") that gushes at its centre and lights up beautifully at night. The three public baths are free, and the traditional yumomi water-cooling show is a local ritual. It's a couple of hours north of Tokyo — an overnight onsen classic.
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