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Unazuki Onsen
Unazuki Onsen is a hot spring town in Toyama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 98.3°C, hot enough that it has to be cooled before anyone can get in. It measures pH 8.19 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 1 litres a minute. 15 inns take visitors here.
The water here
Simple spring
Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 98.3°C
- pH
- 8.19 (mildly alkaline)
- Discharge
- 1 litres a minute
- Inns
- 15
- Address in Japanese
- 富山県黒部市宇奈月温泉
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
36.8171, 137.5815 — open the map
Read more
English Wikipedia · Japanese Wikipedia
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