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大湯温泉

Akita

大湯温泉 is a hot spring town in Akita, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring.

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

Address in Japanese: 秋田県鹿角市十和田大湯

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

40.2944, 140.8329 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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