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南道後温泉

Ehime

南道後温泉 is a hot spring town in Ehime, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 40.8°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 7.3 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

Chloride 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.

The numbers

Water temperature
40.8°C
pH
7.3 (close to neutral)
Address in Japanese
愛媛県松山市、愛媛県伊予郡砥部町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

33.7798, 132.8228 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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