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![The Japanese return, if only for a day, to tend the overgrown graves of their ancestors. On Shikotan, Setsu Nitta leaves offe...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/1a49f212-c46d-11e1-a54d-8b328ed49190/1206200035_xgaplus.jpg)
![Local hot spot, a thermal pool draws a crowd on Kunashir. Nature provides some of hte few luxuries in the Kurils, where many ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/fc5b60d8-c46c-11e1-8071-93525e8f7a9a/1206200036_xgaplus.jpg)
Local hot spot, a thermal pool draws a crowd on Kunashir. Nature provides some of hte few luxuries in the Kurils, where many homes lack hot water and supplies arrive fitfully.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 17.9 Mpixels (51.1 MB uncompressed) - 5311x3363 pixels (17.7x11.2 in / 45x28.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: bathe, Gathering, Group, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Kurils, National Geographic, natural pool, people, pool, soak, thermal
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