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上河内温泉

Tochigi

上河内温泉 is a hot spring town in Tochigi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 50.1°C, hot. It measures pH 8.9 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 400 litres a minute.

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
50.1°C
pH
8.9 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
400 litres a minute
Address in Japanese
栃木県宇都宮市今里町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

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