王司温泉

Yamaguchi

王司温泉 is a hot spring town in Yamaguchi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 29.9°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.9 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. Its sources put out around 147 litres a minute.

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
29.9°C
pH
7.9 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
147 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
山口県下関市員光町3丁目4-17 {{Location map many | Japan Yamaguchi Prefecture | relief = 1 |

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

34.0522, 130.9989 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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