Hot spring inns invite onsen lovers to go virtual amid virus spread COVID19
TOKYO - Delivering its own "stay-at-home" message to contain the spread of COVID-19, one of the oldest hot springs in Japan is asking onsen lovers to go virtual to take a breather and relax -- in their own bathtubs.
"We've seen the number of visitors dwindling but we cannot ask people to come under the current circumstances. So we decided to change our message to 'stay home and relax,''' said the 39-year-old Kanai. In normal times, Arima Onsen is bustling with tourists from around the country and abroad, especially from China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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