This geyser, next to the hotel where we spent the night in Noboribetsu, spouts water into the air every three hours. The blow lasts about 50 minutes, reaching a height of 26 feet. The temperature of the hot springs is about 200 degrees Fahenheit. Each time it does its thing it spews out 530 gallons of water.
Noboribetsu, where we enjoyed several sessions in the mineral hot baths, a dip in the pool (Ruben demonstrated a head-first technique down the water slide!), and bountiful dinner and breakfast buffets, is located in southwestern Hokkaido. Noboribetsu is a name from the local Ainu language which means "a cloudy river tinged with white." This name refers to the large sulphur deposits in the area.
Noboribetsu is one of Hokkaido's best known hot spring areas. It is basically a one street village with hot spring hotels on both sides. The source of the village's hot spring water is the Jigoku-dani (Hell) valley. Jigoku-dani is a steaming, lunar-like valley which produces 10,000 tons of hot spring water a day.
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