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Kawakamikyo Onsen
Kawakamikyo Onsen is a hot spring town in Saga, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 31.6°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9.12 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as radioactive spring. Its sources put out around 140 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.
The water here
Radioactive spring
Contains trace radon that leaves the water quickly. Also called radium or radon springs.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 31.6°C
- pH
- 9.12 (strongly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 140 litres a minute
- Inns
- 1
- Address in Japanese
- 佐賀県佐賀市大和町
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
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