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奥入瀬渓流温泉 is a hot spring town in Aomori, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring. 9 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.
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
40.5789, 140.9950 — open the map
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