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Steaming volcanic ground at the Unzen jigoku

Unzen/Japan

Unzen Onsen

Acidic sulphur springs at 700 m on a volcano, beside the steaming ground of the Unzen jigoku.

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Quelltemperatur
98°C
Badetemperatur
42°C
Baden
Innen / Außen
Gegründet
1653
Unterkunft
Hotel vor Ort

Unzen Onsen sits high on the Shimabara Peninsula among fumaroles known as the jigoku, or hells. Bathing was formalised in the seventeenth century and the village later became one of Japan's first resorts popular with foreign residents.

Balnevia-Sicht

Warum hingehen

Strongly acidic, milky sulphur water and paths through steaming volcanic ground give Unzen a rawness that polished resorts lack.

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Das Wasser

Thermalwasser

Quelle
Unzen jigoku springs
Mineralisierung
Strongly acidic sulphur, pH about 2
Charakter
Volcanic sulphur water, milky white and strongly scented.

Praktische Informationen

Reached by bus from Isahaya or Shimabara; most bathing is in ryokan and a few public baths.

Lage

Unzen, Japan32.7333, 130.2617Auf der Balnevia-Karte ansehen

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