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Yachigashira Onsen

Hokkaido · 谷地頭温泉

Yachigashira Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 65.1°C, hot. It measures pH 6.4 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. Its sources put out around 330 litres a minute.

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
65.1°C
pH
6.4 (close to neutral)
Discharge
330 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
北海道函館市谷地頭町 {{Location map many | Hokkaido South#Japan Hokkaido | relief = 1 | ca

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

41.7519, 140.7142 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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