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Noboribetsu Onsen Hot Spring in Japan
Noboribetsu onsen is located between Muroran city and Tomakoi city. It is voted the number one hot spring destination by a Japanese travel industry magazine. Hokkaido is one of the best-known hot spring paradises in Japan. Hokkaido's Noboribetsu boasts 11 different types of hot springs-including all the types listed in this article except the simple spring. Noboribetsu is one of Hokkaido's best known (and most commercially developed) hot spring areas. It is basically a one street village with hot spring hotels on both sides.

The town's famous Daiichi Takimotokan hotel has 20 different hot spring baths. The source of the village's hot spring water is the - Jigoku-dani - (Hell) valley, a steaming, lunar-like valley which produces 10,000 tons of hot spring water a day. From Jigoku-dani, visitors can walk to nearby Oyunuma which is a hot water lake producing large clouds of steam.

History of Noboribetu Onsen (hot spa) in Japan

Named after the Ainu word - Nuplpetsu - , Noboribetsu means the - white and the muddy river or the thick colored river - . The river that flows on the hot spa street is coming from Ainu word - Kusurisampetsu - . It means - Tisane River that reaches beach through there - .

In 1845, Takejiro Matsuura, who is the godparent in Hokkaido, visited Noboribetsu hot spa, and spelt the charm. Later, Kinzo Takimoto, the father of hot- a new road (present route), and built the present base. Many Ryokan (inn) and the souvenir shop were built and the present base of a hot spring street was formed.

How to Reach Noboribetu Onsen in Japan

Noboribetu Onsen is an hour and a half's drive south of Sapporo. To get there by transit, take the JR Line from Sapporo (1 hour 20 minutes) or from Shin-Chitose Airport (47 minutes) to Noboribetsu Station. A 15-minute ride by bus or taxi will bring you to the onsen-gai, or hot spring town.

Some Effective Noboribetsu hot springs in Japan

There are many effect and quality of Noboribetsu hot spring in Japan. They naturally produce 10,000t of hot water a day. The fountain temperature is as high as 45 to 90 'c. Noboribetsu hot spring is a therapeutic bath to cure disease and injury, for refreshing their mind and maintaining health. The effective Noboribetsu hot spring in japan includes:

- Sulfer spring(Iou-sen)
- Salt spring (Shokuen-sen)
- Alum spring (Myohban-sen
- Mirabilite spring (Boh-shoh-sen
- Gypsum spring (Sekkoh-sen
- Magnesium sulfate spring (Kumi-sen).
- Melanterite spring (Ryokuban-sen).
- Iron spring (Tetsu-sen)
- Acid spring (Sansei-sen)
- Sodium bicarbonate spring (Juh-soh-sen)
- Radioactive spring (Hoh-shanoh-sen)

Noboribetsu Onsen Hot Spring in Japan is not only an amazing experience for the tourists but also has a therapeutic effect on you.

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