Thursday, September 1, 2016

"Blood Pond" hot spring in Beppu, Japan


Located in the town of BeppuJapan, the Blood Pond Hot Spring is the result of high concentration of iron salts in the area. With the red-colored water, the 90 degree temperature, and the surrounding steam, even the locals refer to the area as hell.Water color turns red due to high presence of iron.


Chinoike-jigoku is a pool of red hot mud and has been in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, for over 1300 years.People in Japan's past named the Onsen Chinoike-jigoku based on an image of hell found in Buddhism. 






Picture Source: Collected from Internet

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