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Tottori Onsen is a hot spring town in Tottori, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 48°C, hot. It measures pH 6.8–7.4 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 1,400 litres a minute. About 76,474 people a year come to bathe.
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
35.4942, 134.2296 — open the map
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