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Kanbayashi Onsen

Nagano · 上林温泉

Kanbayashi Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 68°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and sulfate spring.

Chloride springSulfate 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.

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

The numbers

Water temperature
68°C
Address in Japanese
長野県下高井郡山ノ内町大字平穏字上林

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.7298, 138.4430 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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