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Chūgū Onsen

Ishikawa · 中宮温泉

Chūgū Onsen is a hot spring town in Ishikawa, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 61°C, hot. It measures pH 6.8 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 130 litres a minute. 2 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: 61°C
pH: 6.8 (close to neutral)
Discharge: 130 litres a minute
Inns: 2
Address in Japanese: 石川県白山市中宮

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

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Japanese Wikipedia

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