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Otari Onsen

Nagano · 小谷温泉

Otari Onsen is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 44°C, hot. It measures pH 6.9 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 150 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here with room for about 80 guests.

Chloride springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

The numbers

Water temperature
44°C
pH
6.9 (close to neutral)
Discharge
150 litres a minute
Inns
1
Guest capacity
80
Address in Japanese
長野県北安曇郡小谷村

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

36.8622, 137.9802 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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