At Mezamashi 8 on the 27th (February 2023), Shosuke Tanihara, the moderator, took up the problem of changing the hot water only twice a year at a long-established inn in Futsukaichi Onsen, Fukuoka. rice field. According to prefectural ordinances, it is required at least once a week, and a public health center inspection in November last year found Legionella spp.
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How to enter a hot spring with peace of mind… (Illustration is an image)
“A famous hot spring ryokan that no one in the area knows about”
Founded 158 years ago, Daimaru Besso has been around since the Edo period and is said to have been the home of Emperor Showa.
Announcer Yumi Nagashima “It’s a famous hot spring inn that no one in the area knows about. I interviewed the president.”
The president (70) said, “I put in about 70 liters every minute 24 hours a day. It felt like the hot water was being replaced. I think it’s a bit harsh to say that it’s only twice a year.” bottom. Experts point out the need for chlorine sterilization, saying, “Even if you replace the hot water, Legionella spp. will continue to grow from the slime that sticks to the cracks in the wood of the bathtub and the holes in the rocks.” Prefectural ordinances also stipulate that the residual chlorine concentration must be kept above a certain level.
The president said, “Maybe I was naive. I thought it was not good to have the smell of chlorine in the bathtub. Now I’m doing it normally.”
Tanihara: “I don’t know if it’s the hot spring ingredients that make it slippery.”
Noritoshi Furuichi (Sociologist) “I don’t go to hot springs very often, so I was wondering if people who do go take risks.”
Toru Hashimoto (Lawyer) “I don’t think about the risks that much when I go to a hot spring.”
When Mezamashi 8 asked 25 hot spring inns in Atami about changing hot water, 12 answered “daily”, 10 answered “once a week”, and 3 answered “twice a week.” It seems that hot springs in various places are receiving more inquiries from people who feel uneasy.
(There chan)