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Ganiba Onsen

Akita · 蟹場温泉

Ganiba Onsen is a hot spring town in Akita, Japan. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

The numbers

Address in Japanese: 秋田県仙北市田沢湖田沢字先達

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

39.8042, 140.8047 — open the map

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Japanese Wikipedia

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