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Kurokawa Onsen
Kurokawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Kumamoto, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 80–98°C, hot enough that it has to be cooled before anyone can get in. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.
The water here
Sulfur spring
The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 80–98°C
- Address in Japanese
- 熊本県阿蘇郡南小国町
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
33.0781, 131.1417 — open the map
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Other towns in Kumamoto
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