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真狩温泉

Hokkaido

真狩温泉 is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 54°C, hot. It measures pH 7.8 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 45 litres a minute.

Chloride springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

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

The numbers

Water temperature
54°C
pH
7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
45 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
北海道虻田郡真狩村字緑岡

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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Chloride springBicarbonate springSulfur spring
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Yunokawa OnsenHokkaido · 湯の川温泉
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