マキノ白谷温泉

Shiga

マキノ白谷温泉 is a hot spring town in Shiga, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 21.4°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 8.3 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. 3 inns take visitors here.

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
21.4°C
pH
8.3 (mildly alkaline)
Inns
3
Address in Japanese
滋賀県高島市マキノ町白谷

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

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