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Seki Onsen

Niigata · 関温泉

Seki Onsen is a hot spring town in Niigata, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 48.8°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. 11 inns take visitors here.

Chloride springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

The numbers

Water temperature: 48.8°C
Inns: 11
Address in Japanese: 新潟県妙高市

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Japanese Wikipedia

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