Torrential rain in southwestern Japan has caused devastating damage to inns at a popular hot-spring resort, just as customers had started returning from their coronavirus-induced exile.Amagase, one of three popular "onsen" towns in Oita Prefecture alongside Beppu and Yufuin, had been known for its natural beauty and open-air bathing pools.But the overflowing Kusu River has left the area flooded and washed away a landmark river-spanning iron bridge following a deluge that started last Saturday and has claimed the lives of 60 people in the Kyushu region, with at least 13 others missing.Tenryu…READ FULL ARTICLE
