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"Yumomi" performance at Japanese hot spring resort of Kusatsu

Photo taken April 27, 2015 shows a "yumomi" performance, a traditional method of cooling hot water, at the Japanese hot spring resort of Kusatsu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kusatsu Onsen in Japan's Gunma Prefecture

Tourists experience "yumomi" in Kusatsu Onsen, one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, in Gunma Prefecture north of Tokyo on July 13, 2018. Yumomi is a centuries-old method employed to cool the scalding water to bathing temperature by stirring it with boards -- rather than diluting it with cold water -- so as to retain its special qualities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kusatsu Onsen in Japan's Gunma Prefecture

Tourists watch a "yumomi" show in Kusatsu Onsen, one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, in Gunma Prefecture north of Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2018. Yumomi is a centuries-old method employed to cool the scalding water to bathing temperature by stirring it with boards -- rather than diluting it with cold water -- so as to retain its special qualities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo