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美川温泉
美川温泉 is a hot spring town in Ishikawa, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 38–48°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 285 litres a minute.
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.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 38–48°C
- Discharge
- 285 litres a minute
- Address in Japanese
- 石川県白山市
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
36.4864, 136.4976 — open the map
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Other towns in Ishikawa
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