赤川温泉

Oita

赤川温泉 is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 26–28°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 4.9 — mildly acidic. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring, carbon dioxide spring and sulfur spring. Its sources put out around 400 litres a minute.

Sulfate springCarbon dioxide springSulfur spring

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

Carbon dioxide spring 二酸化炭素泉

Fine bubbles cling to your skin. Rare in Japan, and usually cooler than other springs.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

The numbers

Water temperature
26–28°C
pH
4.9 (mildly acidic)
Discharge
400 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
大分県竹田市久住町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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