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Totsukawa Onsen
Totsukawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Nara, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 78°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. 8 inns take visitors here.
The water here
Chloride spring
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
Bicarbonate spring
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 78°C
- Inns
- 8
- Address in Japanese
- 奈良県吉野郡十津川村平谷
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
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