A Spectacular View, An Unforgettable Stay Kagoshima Prefecture’s Kirishima Hot Spring Resort: Ryokojin-sanso Hotel Kirishima is a hot spring resort where the legends of Tenson Korin live on. It’s an ideal place for legends, given its mysterious appearance of pillars of white steam rising from deep in the forests. In those lush surroundings, near the […]
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