TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--A seasonal open-air hot spring bath ... spa resort here. A winter tradition in this western city, the “sennin-buro,” or mountain hermit bath after a local legend ...