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Arakuji Hot spring

Mie · 有久寺温泉

Arakuji Hot spring is a hot spring town in Mie, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 24°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

The numbers

Water temperature
24°C
Address in Japanese
〒519-3203 三重県北牟婁郡紀北町島原有久寺

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

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