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Shibu Onsen

Nagano · 渋温泉

Shibu Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 35 inns take visitors here.

Chloride 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.

The numbers

Inns
35
Address in Japanese
長野県下高井郡山ノ内町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.7344, 138.4331 — open the map

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Japanese Wikipedia

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