Kamegawa [Hot Spring] - Kamegawa

Japanese: 亀川[温泉] - かめがわ
Kamegawa [Hot Spring] - Kamegawa

...The long-known "Beppu Eight Hot Springs" consist of Beppu Onsen (with a variety of spring types, including earthen bicarbonate springs, salt springs, and sodium bicarbonate springs; 28-112°C) in the south of Ishigakihara, Hamawaki Onsen (simple spring, 50-60°C), Kankaiji Onsen (simple spring, pure salt spring, 57°C), Horita Onsen (simple carbonated spring, 80-100°C), Kamegawa Onsen (simple spring, pure salt spring, 50-70°C) in the north of Ishigakihara, Shibaseki Onsen (iron carbonate spring, 69°C), Kannawa Onsen (acidic green aluminium springs and others; 52-90°C), and Alum Onsen (alum-containing green aluminium springs and others; 38-98°C). These are natural springs that gush forth on fault lines created by crustal movement, and the large spring sources and large fumaroles that are particularly prevalent around Kannawa Onsen are known as "Hells," and tours of these hells are a highlight of tourist courses.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamegawa [Hot Spring]" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くから知られている〈別府八湯〉は,石垣原南部の別府温泉(泉質は重炭酸土類泉,食塩泉,重曹泉など多様。28~112℃),浜脇温泉(単純泉,50~60℃),観海寺温泉(単純泉,純食塩泉,57℃),堀田(ほりた)温泉(単純炭酸泉,80~100℃),石垣原北部の亀川温泉(単純泉,純食塩泉,50~70℃),柴石(しばせき)温泉(炭酸鉄泉,69℃),鉄輪(かんなわ)温泉(酸性緑バン泉ほか,52~90℃),明礬(みようばん)温泉(含ミョウバン緑バン泉ほか,38~98℃)からなる。これらは地殻運動によって生じた断層線上に湧出する自然湧出泉で,とくに鉄輪温泉周辺に多い大泉源や大噴気孔は〈地獄〉と呼ばれ,地獄巡りは観光コースの目玉となっている。…

※「亀川[温泉]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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