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Hokkawa Onsen

Shizuoka · 北川温泉

Hokkawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Shizuoka, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring. 9 inns take visitors here.

Chloride springSulfate spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

The numbers

Inns
9
Address in Japanese
静岡県賀茂郡東伊豆町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.8300, 139.0700 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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