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Besshi Onsen
Besshi Onsen is a hot spring town in Ehime, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 15.6°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 7.1 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring.
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
- 15.6°C
- pH
- 7.1 (close to neutral)
- Address in Japanese
- 愛媛県新居浜市立川町 マイントピア別子4階
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
33.9015, 133.3095 — open the map
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