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日奈久温泉
日奈久温泉 is a hot spring town in Kumamoto, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 30–40°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 8 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 100 litres a minute. 15 inns take visitors here.
The water here
Simple spring
Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 30–40°C
- pH
- 8 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 100 litres a minute
- Inns
- 15
- Address in Japanese
- 熊本県八代市
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
32.4296, 130.5655 — open the map
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