山香温泉 is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 38.7°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 6.7 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. 1 inns take visitors here.
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
33.4575, 131.5061 — open the map
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