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Bandai Atami Onsen

Fukushima · 磐梯熱海温泉

Bandai Atami Onsen is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 53°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring and sulfur spring.

Simple springSulfur 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.

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

Water temperature
53°C
Address in Japanese
福島県郡山市熱海町熱海五丁目26番地(湧出地) / 福島県郡山市熱海町高玉字切払3番地(同)

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.4819, 140.2702 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Fukushima

Iizaka OnsenFukushima · 飯坂温泉
Simple spring
Tsuchiyu OnsenFukushima · 土湯温泉
Bicarbonate springSulfur spring
Dake OnsenFukushima · 岳温泉
Acidic spring
Higashiyama OnsenFukushima · 東山温泉
Chloride springSulfate spring
Iwaki Yumoto OnsenFukushima · いわき湯本温泉
Chloride springSulfate springSulfur spring
Takayu OnsenFukushima · 高湯温泉
Sulfur spring
Ashinomaki OnsenFukushima · 芦ノ牧温泉
Chloride spring
Bobata OnsenFukushima · 母畑温泉
Radioactive spring

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