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Some are, some aren’t, as you’ve probably guessed. Hot Springs Island is based on one of the Southern Gulf Islands in BC (which, some suggest is a real place, others that it’s more lotus land than real territory…). Bath, of course, is Bath. And, finally, Kurokawa Onsen is a real place (a great place to visit, by the way).
