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美利河温泉

Hokkaido

美利河温泉 is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 41°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 8.2 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 219 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

The numbers

Water temperature
41°C
pH
8.2 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
219 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
北海道瀬棚郡今金町字美利河205-1 {{Location map many | Japan Hokkaido#Hokkaido South | relief

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

42.4683, 140.2016 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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