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Spirited Away Hotel?
I was told this hot spring bath hotel may have been part of the inspiration
for the Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki animated film "Spirited Away" (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), in which
the heroine works at a large hot bath inn for various strange spirits.
2008 Eri Izawa
2008 Eri Izawa