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奥美利河温泉 is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 37.8°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 7.9 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 200 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here with room for about 26 guests.
Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
42.5390, 140.2519 — open the map
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