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Yunoyama Onsen

Mie · 湯の山温泉

Yunoyama Onsen is a hot spring town in Mie, Japan. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. About 2.25 million people a year come to bathe.

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

Visitors a year
2,248,070
Address in Japanese
三重県三重郡菰野町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia

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