Kamegai Onsen

Toyama · 亀谷温泉

Kamegai Onsen is a hot spring town in Toyama, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 31.9°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. It measures pH 9.95 — strongly alkaline. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring. Its sources put out around 300 litres a minute.

Sulfur spring

The water here

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

The numbers

Water temperature
31.9°C
pH
9.95 (strongly alkaline)
Discharge
300 litres a minute
Guest capacity
103
Address in Japanese
富山県富山市亀谷

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.5664, 137.3906 — open the map

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Japanese Wikipedia

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