William　　Just learned that Miyazaki Hayao based the location of his masterpiece, Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し), on Shibu Onsen (渋温泉, bottom) in Nagano. The onsen town reminds me of Oguni (小国, top), a similar onsen town where people wander the, really, only street in yukata borrowed from their ryokan with round slivers of wood hung around their necks - once purchased, this gives pass to five onsen, so carrying money is unnecessary. If you have never been to Kurokawa, you must. One cannot say they have truly visited Kumamoto without. https://www.kurokawaonsen.or.jp/pickup/yukata/