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Onsen chemistry extremes

Onsen at the extremes

The most striking springs in the catalog, by the numbers on their certificates.

Hottest sources

Temperature at the wellhead.

  1. 1Tocen GoshobohHyogo · Chloride100.5°C
  2. 2Hotel HanakoyadoHyogo · Iron-bearing100.5°C
  3. 3Tamatebako Open-air OnsenKagoshima · Chloride100.4°C
  4. 4Oedoonsen Monogata MasuyaMiyagi · Chloride100.0°C
  5. 5Shiraitonotaki OnsenOita · Sulfur100.0°C
  6. 6KamioboHyogo · Chloride99.4°C
  7. 7Kin no Yu hot springHyogo · Chloride99.4°C
  8. 8Odoriko Onsen KaikanShizuoka · Chloride99.3°C
  9. 9Mine Onsen Daifunto ParkShizuoka · Chloride99.3°C
  10. 10Ooedo Onsen Monogatari KounkakuMiyagi · Sulfate98.8°C
  11. 11Kō Sansō KanoHyogo · Chloride98.6°C
  12. 12Grandvrio HotelToyama · Simple98.3°C

Most acidic

Lowest pH, into battery-acid territory.

  1. 1Sainokawara RotenburoGunma · Acidic1.70pH
  2. 2Tsukahara Onsen Kakono IzumiOita · Sulfate2.00pH
  3. 3Susukinohara IchinoyuKanagawa · Acidic2.00pH
  4. 4SenkyoroKanagawa · Acidic2.10pH
  5. 5Hakone Onsen Sanso NakamuraKanagawa · Acidic2.10pH
  6. 6Mount View HakoneKanagawa · Sulfate2.10pH
  7. 7Shinanoki IchinoyuKanagawa · Sulfate2.10pH
  8. 8YamadayaKanagawa · Sulfate2.10pH
  9. 9Ryokan MasuyaKanagawa · Acidic2.10pH
  10. 10Kokuminshukusha HakonetaiyosansoKanagawa · Sulfate2.10pH
  11. 11Re Cove HakoneKanagawa · Acidic2.10pH
  12. 12Onsen Hotel GorakanKanagawa · Sulfate2.20pH

Most alkaline

Highest pH, the silky beautifying waters.

  1. 1Tenkei Izumi Shirane TōGen Ten Emi 閣Yamanashi · Simple10.40pH
  2. 2Yamato Temmokuzan OnsenYamanashi · Simple10.20pH
  3. 3Nanki Susami Onsen Hotel BellvedereWakayama · Sulfur10.10pH
  4. 4Ryokan ShirasagiWakayama · Sulfur10.10pH
  5. 5Rivage Spa HikigawaWakayama · Simple10.10pH
  6. 6Enzan Onsen KouchisouYamanashi · Sulfur10.10pH
  7. 7Hotel Mount FujiYamanashi · Simple10.00pH
  8. 8Tsutsumigawa Hot SpringYamanashi · Simple10.00pH
  9. 9Shin Inago Gawa Onsen Yū･TorioShizuoka · Chloride10.00pH
  10. 10Yamanakako Onsen Benifuji no Yu hot springYamanashi · Simple10.00pH
  11. 11Hakushū Shiozawa Onsen Fossa･Maguna No YuYamanashi · Chloride10.00pH
  12. 12Koraku no YuFukuoka · Sulfur9.98pH

Strongest brine

Most dissolved solids.

  1. 1Kō Sansō KanoHyogo · Chloride44.0g/kg
  2. 2Tocen GoshobohHyogo · Chloride37.6g/kg
  3. 3Hotel HanakoyadoHyogo · Iron-bearing37.6g/kg
  4. 4Fukuro no YuWakayama · Iron-bearing36.9g/kg
  5. 5KamioboHyogo · Chloride36.1g/kg
  6. 6Kin no Yu hot springHyogo · Chloride36.1g/kg
  7. 7Tamatebako Open-air OnsenKagoshima · Chloride34.2g/kg
  8. 8Kinokuni OnsenWakayama · Chloride32.2g/kg
  9. 9Izumi Tenku no Yu Ariake GardenTokyo · Iodine-bearing29.8g/kg
  10. 10Century Marina HakodateHokkaido · Chloride27.6g/kg
  11. 11Arima GyoenHyogo · Chloride26.1g/kg
  12. 12Ojiro No YuYamanashi · Chloride25.5g/kg

Most carbonated

Free CO₂, the fizz on your skin.

  1. 1Hanayama Onsen Yakushi No YuWakayama · Chloride2,631mg/kg
  2. 2Lamune OnsenOita · Bicarbonate1,400mg/kg
  3. 3Hanairo Hot SpringOita · Carbonated1,130mg/kg
  4. 4Katsuragionsen HappunoyuWakayama · Carbonated1,094mg/kg
  5. 5Shichirida Onsen Konoha-no YuOita · Carbonated1,010mg/kg
  6. 6Gin no Yu hot springHyogo · Carbonated1,010mg/kg
  7. 7Sui Jin NomoriOita · Iron-bearing989mg/kg
  8. 8Kawa No Eki Sen Koya Koi Bo Taru Onsen KanFukuoka · Bicarbonate921mg/kg
  9. 9Negiya RyofukakuHyogo · Iron-bearing834mg/kg
  10. 10Arima Hot Spring Ryokan HanamusubiHyogo · Chloride755mg/kg
  11. 11Shinseikan ryokan Ukenokuchi onsenOita · Bicarbonate750mg/kg
  12. 12Hotel New AraoMiyagi · Bicarbonate706mg/kg

Highest radon

Radioactive springs studied for joint pain.

  1. 1Arima Hot Spring Ryokan HanamusubiHyogo · Radon2,240Bq/kg
  2. 2KokiHyogo · Radon1,900Bq/kg
  3. 3Gin no Yu hot springHyogo · Radon1,060Bq/kg
  4. 4Arima GyoenHyogo · Radon554Bq/kg
  5. 5Chomei-ji Onsen - Amahanoyu Hot SpringShiga · Radon330Bq/kg
  6. 6Torikai RyokanTottori · Radon274Bq/kg
  7. 7ShikimatsuriOsaka · Radon237Bq/kg
  8. 8Matsuba Onsen Taki-no-yuOsaka · Radon237Bq/kg
  9. 9Tosenkyo Onsenkan ToshokaSaga · Radon221Bq/kg
  10. 10Iyonotojiba KisukenoyuEhime · Radon183Bq/kg
  11. 11Kotohira Onsen KotosankakuKagawa · Radon166Bq/kg
  12. 12Hotel YunomotoMie · Radon159Bq/kg

Most silica

Metasilicic acid, a natural moisturizer.

  1. 1Maeda onsenOita · Chloride685mg/kg
  2. 2NetsunoyuOita · Chloride685mg/kg
  3. 3Kannawa Steam BathOita · Chloride685mg/kg
  4. 4ShibunoyuOita · Chloride685mg/kg
  5. 5Tamatebako Open-air OnsenKagoshima · Chloride588mg/kg
  6. 6Oniishi No YuOita · Chloride584mg/kg
  7. 7ShouninyuOita · Chloride566mg/kg
  8. 8Sainokawara RotenburoGunma · Acidic528mg/kg
  9. 9Jigokubaru OnsenOita · Chloride515mg/kg
  10. 10Yumotoya RyokanOita · Acidic396mg/kg
  11. 11YumetamatebakoOita · Chloride387mg/kg
  12. 12Suginoi HotelOita · Chloride379mg/kg