Japanese hot springs in Beppu, Japan ... A small gauzy towel is usually provided at hotel and resort onsen to cover genitals while hopping in and out of the water, or to use draped over hair ...

Steam-shrouded Kannawa is a district within onsen city Beppu in Oita prefecture ... In Kannawa, after the lunch of steamed goodies, I buy a towel for 200 yen from the restaurant and step into ...

We meet a cat who fearlessly patrols crocodile enclosures heated by onsen steam. At a shopping arcade, we encounter early rising cats and a tengu statue. We even meet cats who enjoy billiards!

The dessert is cooked in the steam of hot spring water that is available at the Myoban onsen resort in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. “Its bitter caramel sauce and rich flavor (of the custard ...