Obama Onsen
Hot spring system in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obama Onsen (小浜温泉) is an onsen (hot spring resort) in Obama, Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[1] The hot springs system is located in the foothills of Mount Unzen Volcano.
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Location | Kyushu island, Nagasaki Prefecture |
Coordinates | 32°43′41.6″N 130°12′25.7″E |
Type | geothermal |
Temperature | 80-105 °C |
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In Japanese, the word, "obama" means "little beach" or "little island". Although at least since 2008, the town's tourism office has been greeting visitors with a life-sized statue of the former American president, Barack Obama, and vendors in town sell Barack Obama-themed towels.[2]