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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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Temperatura del manantial
98°C
Temperatura de baño
42°C
Baño
Interior / Exterior
Fundado en
1653
Alojamiento
Hotel en el recinto

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.

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Por qué visitarlo

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

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El agua

Agua termal

Manantial
Unzen jigoku springs
Mineralización
Strongly acidic sulphur, pH about 2
Carácter
Volcanic sulphur water, milky white and strongly scented.

Información práctica

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

Ubicación

Unzen, Japan32.7333, 130.2617Ver en el mapa de Balnevia

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