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Shiga: Kusatsu City Promotes with ‘No Onsen' Buns; On Name Confusion with Kusatsu Onsen

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

19:53 JST, July 6, 2025

KUSATSU, Shiga — The tourism and local products association of the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, has begun selling “onsen manju,” Japanese sweet buns that are commonly bought as souvenirs by visitors to hot spring resorts in Japan. This would not seem remarkable, except that the city does not a...

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