Extensive renovation works scheduled to last about seven years began Tuesday at the famous Dogo Onsen Honkan bathhouse in western Japan's Matsuyama, during which the major tourist attraction will be partially closed.Visitors will continue to have access to one of the hot spring baths on the first floor during the renovations, which are aimed at improving quake resistance and repairing deteriorated parts of the building, but rest areas on the second and third floors will be closed.Dogo Onsen Honkan, the first public bathhouse to be designated as an important cultural asset in Japan, attracts…READ FULL ARTICLE
