KOMORO, Japan -- High in the hills of Komoro, a quaint mountain city in Nagano prefecture, north of Tokyo, a 140-year-old inn is quietly rewriting the rules of relaxation.
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Nagano hot-spring area offers cable car journeys and cosplay dinners
Panoramic open-air bath still a key feature at nearly 800-year-old destination
In the Hishino Onsen area, one inn's communal bath is a steep cable car ride away. (Photos by Yui Usui)
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