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新甲子温泉

Fukushima

新甲子温泉 is a hot spring town in Fukushima, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 44–46°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Chloride springSulfate 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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

The numbers

Water temperature
44–46°C
Address in Japanese
福島県西白河郡西郷村

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

37.1755, 140.0292 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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Takayu OnsenFukushima · 高湯温泉
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