Akakura Onsen is a hot spring town in Niigata, Japan. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring and sulfate spring.
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
36.8952, 138.1728 — open the map
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