Hanashiro Onsen

Gifu · 花白温泉

Hanashiro Onsen is a hot spring town in Gifu, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 17.1°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9.6 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. Its sources put out around 3 litres a minute.

Radioactive spring

The water here

Radioactive spring 放射能泉

Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.

The numbers

Water temperature
17.1°C
pH
9.6 (strongly alkaline)
Discharge
3 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
岐阜県恵那市山岡町馬場山田

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

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