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Three friends in their 50s visit a Yamanashi radium hot spring
Manga artist Mayumi Kurata and two friends in their 50s travelled to Yamanashi for a stay at a radium hot spring.
The trip began when a friend undergoing medical treatment said they wanted to try therapeutic bathing, known in Japan as toji.
Their destination was Furokaku, a radium hot spring in the prefecture.
The account describes the friends' unfamiliarity with driving and food they encountered on the trip.
It also recounts a candid remark from one friend to Kurata after they left the bath.
The journey was a chance to share an experience with a friend in treatment.
The account does not say what happened after the visit.
Three friends in their 50s travelled to a radium hot spring in Yamanashi.
The trip began after a friend undergoing medical treatment said they wanted to try therapeutic bathing.
The destination was Furokaku, a radium hot spring.
The account was written by manga artist Mayumi Kurata.
- Who
- Three friends in their 50s, including manga artist Mayumi Kurata and a friend undergoing medical treatment.
- What
- They travelled to a radium hot spring for therapeutic bathing.
- When
- Not stated. The article was published on November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Furokaku, a radium hot spring in Yamanashi, Japan.
- Why
- A friend undergoing medical treatment said they wanted to try therapeutic bathing.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A friend undergoing medical treatment said they wanted to try therapeutic bathing.
The three friends travelled to Furokaku, a radium hot spring in Yamanashi.
- Travellers
- Three friends in their 50s
- Destination
- Furokaku, Yamanashi
- Type of spring
- Radium hot spring
- Writer
- Mayumi Kurata, manga artist
What people are saying
I’d like to try it once.