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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 da nascente
98°C
Temperatura de banho
42°C
Banho
Piscina interior / Piscina exterior
Fundado em
1653
Alojamento
Hotel no local

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 que visitar

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

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A água

Água termal

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

Informações práticas

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

Localização

Unzen, Japan32.7333, 130.2617Ver no mapa da Balnevia

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