is a hot spring resort located in the city of

Kurobe is a city in Toyama Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,564 in 15,387 households and a population density of 95.8 persons per km². Its total area was . Geography Kurobe is located in northea ...

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

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, at the entrance of the

Kurobe Gorge is a canyon near Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The Kurobe Dam in Kurobe Gorge is one of highlights of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The area was designated the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934. Geography Shimonoroka ...

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Unazuki Onsen was opened in the 1923 Taisho period. Over the years, many poets and writers have visited the thermal springs. There are Ryokan and hotels along the

Kurobe River The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. in length, it has a watershed of 689 km². The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe Gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Una ...

. Unazuki onsen is a sightseeing base of

Kurobe Gorge Railway The , or for short, is a private, narrow gauge railway company operating the Kurobe Gorge Main Line along the Kurobe River in the Kurobe gorge area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The railway was built to serve the construction of the Kurobe dam f ...

. Unazuki onsen shares the hot spring water with the nearby Kuronagi Onsen by a 7 km water pipe. Unazuki Onsen Ski Resort was opened in 1956. Nearby in the Unazuki International Center is the

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. The collection features work by Japanese artists; much of the work focuses on the natural environment of the Kurobe Gorge. Along the Kurobe River, there are 20 spring sources where the mineral water flows from the ground.

Water profile

The clear mineral water emerges from the source at 98 °C, pH8.15; the water has a mild sulfur smell. A communal soaking pool is located in front of the railway station, along with a foot bath.

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Railway

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

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Toyama Chihō Railway The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The company is commonly known as . This private company operates railway, tram, and bus services in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of Al ...

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