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Shimobe Spa
Shimobe Spa is a hot spring town in Yamanashi, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 21.7°C, cool enough that the baths here are usually reheated. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. 12 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
- 21.7°C
- Inns
- 12
- Address in Japanese
- 山梨県南巨摩郡身延町下部
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
35.4228, 138.4819 — open the map
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Other towns in Yamanashi
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