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In Japan, the waters are troubled Revelations of cheating rock the hot-spring industry
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James Brooke
International Herald Tribune
12-11-2004
For foreigners, it is a time-honored image of Japan: a meditative soak in the mineral waters of a hot spring, preferably pondering jagged black volcanic rocks, a bough of cherry blossoms, or even, for the most luxurious, the snow-streaked slopes of Mount Fuji.Few knew that offstage, hotel employees might be surreptitiously piping in heated tap water, recycling old water between natural rock pools or even dumping coloring powders into water to make it look rich in minerals.For Japanese, who cherish the cleansing, calming and healing ...
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