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ŸIn case you bore for or use Hot Spring.

Hot Spring has been very familiar to us for a long time and now is used in various effective ways. When you open a thermal bath to the public, you must hand in an application to the health center nearby and get permission from the governor following the Law of Hot Spring. Also you are obliged to hang a notice board somewhere easy to see in the facility for visitors to understand the proper way to take or drink, its components, cases they shouldnft take or should, etc. Please read the instructions before you use.


In case you bore for Hot Spring

Hot Spring is an invaluable limited resource. It wells out of the earth, nevertheless, that does not mean you can bore as much as you want, to prevent it from drying up. Here we promote the protection of nature and the proper use of hot spring under the Oita Council of Environment, Hot Spring Section. When you bore for Hot Spring or place a power plant you must apply to a health center nearby and get permission from the governor through the council.

Limit Controls for New Boring

General Hot Spring SteamedEBoiled Spring
Special Protective Area Not permitted Not permitted
Protective Area Not permitted within 100m Not permitted within 150m
Other Area Not permitted within 60m Not permitted within 150m

Substitutive Boring

In principle it is only permitted to bore within 1m square area from the original hall for a continued use, or inevitable cases such as public works

Diameter of Buried Pipe

Hot Spring for Public Bath 50‡o
Hot Spring for Private Bath 40‡o
For SteamedEBoiled Spring 80‡o


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