A popular hot spring facility in Ehime Prefecture remains closed a week after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan.
Yamaidashi Ikoinosato Onsen is a hot spring in the town of Ainan equipped with accommodation and a restaurant. The town experienced a quake intensity of lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 0 to 7.
The operator says its hot spring water is usually transparent, but has become cloudy since the quake occurred last Wednesday.
They say the water is slowly returning to normal, but services cannot be resumed until they know what caused the change of color.
Officials at the facility say they plan to collect water samples and ask experts to check the quality. They will decide when to reopen based on the results.