We went down to the public bath at 6am for one last soak in the onsen before check out. My bath had two ladies in there already. The view out the window was so snowy and gorgeous, with the snow capped peaks in the distance and the snow softly coming down. After a good long soak, Jives and I sat and had a coffee together in the common room before heading back to the room to pack up our stuff. […]

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