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Nozawa Onsen
Nozawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 42–90°C, hot enough that it has to be cooled before anyone can get in. Officially the water is classed as sulfur spring.
The water here
Sulfur spring
The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 42–90°C
- Address in Japanese
- 長野県下高井郡野沢温泉村
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Where it is
36.9222, 138.4479 — open the map
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Other towns in Nagano
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