- Semboku, Akita
Semboku (仙北市; -shi) is a city located in Akita,
Japan .Semboku City
Semboku was created on
September 20 2005 from the merger of Kakunodate, Tazawako, and Nishiki. The total area is 1,093.64km², and as ofMarch 31 2004 , the municipalities which now form the city had a combined population of 33,032.Old Semboku Town
Semboku (仙北町; -machi) was a town located in Semboku District, Akita,
Japan .On
March 22 2005 , the town was merged with the city of Ōmagari; the towns Kamioka, Nishisenboku, Nakasen, Kyōwa, Ōta; and the village of Nangai, all from Semboku District to form the new city of Daisen.In
2003 , the town had an estimatedpopulation of 7,803 and a density of 263.97 persons per km². The total area was 29.56 km².Tamagawa Hot Springs
The
Tamagawa Hot Spring in Semboku,Akita Prefecture ,Japan is the highest flow ratehot spring inJapan . Tamagawa Hot Spring has a flow rate of 150 liters/second. The Tamagawa Hot Spring feeds a 3 meter wide stream with a temperature of 98 degrees C. The water From Tamagawa Hot Spring is also very acidic, with apH of about 1.1.There is also radioactive radium gas and other radioactive materials dissolved in the water from Tamagawa Hot Spring.Fact|date=October 2007
External links
*en icon [http://www.city.semboku.akita.jp/en/index.html Senboku Sightseeing Info]
*ja icon [http://www.city.semboku.akita.jp/ City of Semboku official website]
*ja icon [http://web1.town.senboku.akita.jp/ Old website of the town of Senboku]
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