穴原温泉

Fukushima

穴原温泉 is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 60°C, hot. It measures pH 8.4 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 5 inns take visitors here.

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

The numbers

Water temperature
60°C
pH
8.4 (mildly alkaline)
Inns
5
Address in Japanese
福島県福島市飯坂町湯野

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.8431, 140.4394 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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