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Kanno Onsen
Kanno Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 35–86°C, hot enough that it has to be cooled before anyone can get in. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, bicarbonate spring, sulfate spring and iron spring. 1 inns take visitors here.
The water here
Chloride spring
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
Bicarbonate spring
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
Sulfate spring
Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.
Iron spring
Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 35–86°C
- Inns
- 1
- Address in Japanese
- 北海道河東郡鹿追町
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
43.3258, 143.0494 — open the map
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