Located in Fukagoichi Onsen Street, Chikushino, Fukuoka, a century-old popular high-end hot spring hotel "Daimarubetso" opened in 1865, was exposed to changing water only twice a year, and the content of legionella bacteria exceeded the standard by 3,700 times. This was not only fiercely criticized by Japanese netizens, but also directly topped the top of China's hot search.
This 158-year-old hot spring hotel, where Emperor Showa also stayed, is also popular in Japan. Tadanori Matsuda, a former professor at Sapporo International University known as the "hot spring professor" who has visited Daimarubetsuso many times, said in an interview with foreign media, "Japan is a hot spring country, and it is welcoming foreign tourists again, and administrative measures should be taken to strengthen management." ”
Although it is in Japan, but this hot spring hotel is also sold on the Chinese website, 1 person 1 night 25,000 to 30,000 yen price is not cheap, because of the elegant and atmospheric decoration environment, so that many Chinese tourists flock to it, no wonder Chinese netizens will pay so much attention, may be many Chinese netizens have even been there, there are also many netizens to the Japanese hot spring industry have questioned, Japan has always been known for "exquisite ingenuity, neat and clean", this incident is really a large-scale collapse site.
According to reports, the hot spring has been falsifying the test data, self-inspection and self-inspection reported that there is no problem, and in the surprise inspection of the relevant government health department, it was found that the hot spring water, legionella bacteria exceeded the standard by up to 3,700 times, and did not inject chlorine gas for disinfection as required.
What is Legionella? Legionella pneumophila is the most susceptible to disease. At least 19 of the 30 Legionella species are pathogens of human pneumonia. In 1976, when the Veterans Convention was held in Philadelphia, USA, it broke out and got its name. Pathogenic bacteria mainly come from soil and sewage, are airborne and invade from the respiratory tract.
The clinical features are acute lower respiratory tract infection symptoms, belonging to the category of atypical pneumonia, mild symptoms like colds, chills, fever, headache, muscle pain, no pneumonia, the vast majority of patients can recover in a short time. The case fatality rate for severe disease is 15% to 30%, and the case fatality rate in immunocompromised patients can be as high as 80%. Originally, the new crown was already a poor life, and there was a legionella, which is not a proper man-made "poisoning incident".
As early as last March, the popular hot spring hotel "Arima Onsen" in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, also contained legionella bacteria in the same hot spring water, resulting in the death of a man in his 70s from Legionella infection. There is clearly a precedent, but this hotel does not care and continues to do whatever it wants.
Of course, the Fukuoka Prefecture Public Bath Management Regulations clearly stipulate that public hot springs, even if they have a circulating filter function, must completely change the water more than once a week, chlorinate and disinfect, and the residual chlorine concentration in the water must not be less than 0.4 mg per liter. The hot spring is currently closed, and a number of things are acknowledged on its official website. Punitive measures are being discussed in Fukuoka Prefecture.
As for why doesn't this hotel change the water? Not disinfected? That, of course, is cost savings and maximum benefits. If it is pure natural hot spring water, it is heated by the earth's crust itself, and it does not cost much to produce thousands of tons of hot springs a day, but if it is an artificial hot spring, that is, artificial heating for water, the cost will be very high.
Hot springs, with a variety of minerals, suitable temperature, the human body can quickly absorb, achieve health care, relieve joints, skin inflammation and other chronic diseases, favored by a wide range of consumers. But some people "soak overhead", but will have chest tightness, and even serious consequences due to lack of oxygen on the skin, so the correct way to soak in the hot spring, it is best to soak in the hot spring for 15 minutes. It should be noted that experts remind that "patients in the acute exacerbation of various diseases, patients with underlying skin diseases, the elderly with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and children who are not yet adults are not very suitable for hot springs." ”
In addition, there are so many kinds of hot springs on the market today, how can you distinguish natural hot springs from artificial hot springs?
There are two kinds of natural hot springs, one is formed by magma inside the earth's crust, or it is accompanied by volcanic eruptions, most of which boil into steam, mostly sulfate springs. The other is formed by the infiltration cycle of surface water, which is more common in valleys due to the need for a large hydrostatic pressure difference.
According to professionals, "natural hot spring water comes from the deep surface and contains a lot of sodium, people can feel a slight buoyancy during soaking, and the skin has a smooth feeling after soaking." Unnatural hot spring water, mainly composed of calcium, the skin will whiten and appear folded after soaking. ”
Of course, the above is for reference only. Although this century-old popular hot spring hotel has such an incident, it will definitely have some impact on the entire industry, but we must also look at it rationally and not generalize, after all, there are indeed many excellent natural hot spring hotels in Japan that have always abided by the rules and guaranteed quality, which does not mean that all hot spring hotels in Japan will do things with such ignorance and greed for profit. It is also hoped that the relevant departments can handle it in a timely and proper manner, and such incidents will not occur again.
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