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The 8 fiery 'hells' of Beppu, Japan's hot spring capital

By Yuen Chong Lau, for CNN • Updated 18th March 2014
Kamado-Jigoku (Cooking Pot Hell)
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It wouldn't be "Cooking Pot Hell" without steamed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs.
It wouldn't be "Cooking Pot Hell" without steamed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs.
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White Pond Hell's color comes from a combo of boric acid, salt, sodium silicate and calcium bicarbonate.
White Pond Hell's color comes from a combo of boric acid, salt, sodium silicate and calcium bicarbonate.
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Away from the "Blood Pond," visitors can warm up their toes in less extreme hot spring waters.
Away from the "Blood Pond," visitors can warm up their toes in less extreme hot spring waters.
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