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JIGOKUDANI HELL VALLEY - HOKKAIDO JAPAN

The most visually impressive scene in Noboribetsu Onsen has to be Hell Valley, also known as Jigokudani. Yellow and gray volcanic gas seeps from the surface of ...
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The most visually impressive scene in Noboribetsu Onsen has to be Hell Valley, also known as Jigokudani. Yellow and gray volcanic gas seeps from the surface of hellish rocks and hot spring water flows up to service the towns hot springs. The valley is 450 meters wide at the mouth of the volcano and produces 3000 liters of hot water per minute. The strong smell of sulfur is not the best smell in the world, but the sight is enough to get huge numbers of people up here taking some amazing photos.
Hell Valley is a short three minute walk north-west of town and well signposted from here. Along the way visitors can see huge statues of monsters from local stories, a tiny shrine, and can look down directly into the source of the hot spring water at Tessen-Ike. It can get very steamy, so be careful.
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