Yamanami Highway
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Yamanami Highway is the Prefectural road Route 11 and one of the most
beautiful scenic driving roads in Kyushu.
The road is connected Yufuin in Oita-prefecture and Minamioguni town in Aso,
Kumamoto-prefecture, the distance is 50 km.
You can enjoy the magnificent natural scenery that changes with the seasons.
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Beppu travel guide
Beppu is one of the most famous Onsen resort in Japan.
Beppu Onsen resort is located on a slope from mount Tsurumi to facing Beppu Bay
where onsen steam rising from any places.
Boasting more than 2,800 hot spring sources and flowing rate of nearly 137,000
kiloliters per day, Beppu is considered a paradise of hot springs famous for
high therapeutic effects.
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The most recommended experiences are go up to Mount Tsurumi and Hell tour.
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The town is divided into eight major hot spring areas collectively called “Beppu Hatto”, which
offer beautiful scenery and various type of water of different qualities.
The most famous sights are Jigoku Meguri or (Burning Hell) tour. A collection of hot springs
where the water bubbles forth from underground, often with unusual result. Seven of the hells
are located in the Kannawa district where over 4 km northwest of Beppu station, and two in
the more remote Shibaseki district.
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Have you tried Foot bath before? Foot bath is called Ashiyu in
Japanese and is a public bath in which people can bath their feet.
Ashiyu in Beppu set up at Kannawa Onsen near the Hell
tour spot.
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The most popular public bath in Beppu. You can enjoy various type of Onsen including the sand bath. |
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The Onsen resort town where the Yunohana or Alum have been collected since more than 200 years ago. Myoban means Alum in Japanese. Myoban is a geothermal area located at an altitude of 400 metre at the middle Garan mountain and a little away from the centre of Beppu. |
Jigoku Mushi kobo
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Jigoku Mushi, literally “hell-steaming” is a unique cooking method found in Beppu. The ingredients such as vegetables, seafood and meals are cooked using the steam from natural hot spring You can operate the steam cookers all by yourself and you can cook whatever you want. |
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Soaring 1375 metres into the sky, Mount Tsurumi is a breath taking mountain overlooking Beppu that offers some decent hiking, rare flora and outstanding vistas. Visitors can take a ropeway 800 metres up and revel in being surrounded by acres of rolling greenery. |
| Address | City hall : 1-15 Kaminoguchi-cho, Beppu-city, Oita-prefecture |
| Access |
20 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Aso-city 160 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 120 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
| Population | 119,000 Population density 950 / km2 |
Beppu
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Yufuin travel guide
Yufuin is a beautiful and tranquil Onsen resort located in the Yufuin Basin spreads
out at the foot of Mount Yufu.
Many tourist visit here through the year for enjoying nature and Onsen.
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Where to explore
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Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu. The avenue is started near JR Yufuin Station and connected to Kinrinko lake. Through Yunotsubo Avenue, it takes about 30 minutes on foot from JR Yufuin Station to Kinrinko lake. There are 70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity item shops as well as cafes. |
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One of landmark in Yufuin. Hot water gushes from the bottom of the lake, and hot steam rises from its surface on a cold day. The lake is located at the end of the town’s main walking route, about a kilometer and a half from the Yufuin station. |
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Floral Village is the amusement facility that recreated the street of the Cotswolds region in England, which was also used as the location for Harry Potter. Cute owls welcome you in OWL’s FORESR. You can enjoy strolling, gourmet and shopping with beautiful flowers in the Village, and there is Alice in Wonderland shop here. |
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The old public outdoor bath with a thatched roof beside Kinrinko lake in Yufuin. The bathing here is mixed, as baths often were before the arrival, during the Meiji period ( 1869 – 1912). |
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Seiro-mushi is prepared with large bamboo baskets in front of diners. Featured by the enriched flavor with warmth and fragrance of the cypress basket (seiro). Live the lively, hot spring steam-like, “Jigoku steams” (literally hell’s steams) dishes right in front of you with the traditional local taste of Beppu, Oita-prefecture. |
General information
| Address | Yufu-city Yufuin office : 3738-1 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufu-city, Oita-prefecture |
| Access |
20 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Aso-city 130 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
| Population | 33,000 Population density 105 |
Yufuin
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Kunisaki peninsula travel guide
Kunisaki peninsula is a rural area located on the north-east side of
Oita-prefecture. It is especially popular for it’s onsen, and trekking, and
the local cuisine can be enjoyed as well. Kunisaki peninsula began to
develop 1,300 years ago as a sacred religious ground influenced by
local mountain and nature worship.
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Exploring Kunisaki Peninsula
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The era that lasted till about 30 years ago in Japanese history, Bungo Takada was the most prosperous in Kunisaki Peninsula for over 300 years from the Edo period up to 1900. Here remains various old structures and remnants of regional Japanese. |
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The temple is a Tendai Buddhist temple located on the slopes of Mount Futago. The temple was established in 718 and the temple building is the oldest extant wooden structure in Kyushu. |
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The resort park features a beach, a campsite, restaurant and more. The entire premises gets painted beautifully with colors of each and every seasonal flower in season. |
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This district was once considered the most important estate of Usa Shrine. It has been ascertained from ancient documents that the rural landscape seen today has remained unchanged since Heian period. Now included this are, Kunisaki peninsula is listed on the World Agricultural Heritage. |
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Hewn in a rock Mt. Tahara are two of largest Buddhist stone carvings in all Japan. A Fudo-myu-o 8 meter in heigt and Dainich-nyurai 6.8 meter height. Said to have been carved in the Heian period, they have received government designation as Important Cultural Properties. |
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The Central temple of Rokugo-Manzan in Kunisaki peninsula. The temple was established in 718 by Ninmon and located close to the peak of Mount Futago. Futagoji’s grounds cover a wide area on the forested slopes of the mountain, with stone and gravel paths and stairs connecting several halls housing various deities. |
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The temple houses nine Buddhists images said to be masterpieces of the Heian period, including the Maki-Odo Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha). Figure and statues of the Four Devas. All are designated as important national cultural properties. |
Kunisaki Peninsula
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Okubungo travel guide
Nature-blessed region at Ono River basin, the northern part is surrounded by Aso & Kuju
Mountains Okubungo consists of Takada, Kuju, Kusu, Kokonoe, Bungo-ono and Ogata.
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Great Castle wall construction, a magnificent view from the top. The Castle originally constructed in 1185, and had been enlarged multiple times and eventually covered a widespread area on the steep hills overlooking a river and all the surrounding countryside up to the Kuju mountain range clearly visible in the distance. |
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The hot spring is known as one of the world’s top carbonate spring. |
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A plateau resort area and is a part of Aso Kuju National Park. The plateau of 600 to 1000 metre altitude, spreading at southern part of Kuju and Taisen mountains foot, and is located in between Aso and Takeda. |
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The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Japan and the 2nd longest in the World Splendid and beautiful view from the thrilling suspension bridge over the Naruko river valley. |
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Have you ever seen a wild white boar? The wild white bore at the Shrine has function as both guardians and messengers for the deities at Shinto shrines. The white boars are thought to bring happiness. After visiting the shrine, you should ask the cute boars for some good-luck blessings. |
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A tranquil Onsen Resort at Waita mountain foot of 1,000 metre altitude. It is said that the Onsen was founded more than 1,000 years ago, and now there are 30 Japanese style accommodations called Ryokan in there. |
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The best driving area where the beautiful scenery of Aso Kuju National Park can be enjoyed The Handa kogen Plateau is located in the southern part of Kokonoe-cho, Kusu-gun. The area became a nice sightseeing spot connected to Beppu Onsen and Yufuin in the north and Aso in the south. |
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It is called Niagara Falls of Japan. The Ogata River, running through the center of the Ogata plain, flows furiously down a cliff and creates Harajiri Falls. The falls, 120 meters wide and 20 meters tall, are selected as one of the best 100 falls in Japan. Lava flows produced by the great eruption of Mt. Aso accumulated and created Harajiri Falls.
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Nakatsu & Yabakei travel guide
Nakatsu is a small city on the north coast of Oita-prefecture, just east of its
border with Fukuoka-prefecture.
During the Edo Period of Japanese history, Nakatsu was a mid-sized domain,
and the town itself has recently expanded to include outlying towns and districts
and now comprises almost 500 square kilometers with a population of almost 85,000.
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Exploring Nakatsu
Nakatsu Castle
The castle was built in 1588 on the estuary of Nakatsu river.
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Goganji Temple
The temple called Akakabe Dera literally means red wall.
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Exploring Yabakei
Kyoshuho
The approximately 1 km high monolithic rockey mountain.
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Ao-no-domon
The tunnel built by a monk Zenkai in Edo period, spending 30 years.
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Rakanji Temple
A historic temple built on the top of the mountain in 645.
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Shin-yabakei
Called Hitomi Hakkei, the scenic spot.
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Maple Yaba Cycling Road
Cycling road built on the site of the old Yabakei Railroad.
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General information
| Address | City hall : 14-3 Toyoda-machi, Nakatsu-city, Oita-prefecture |
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60 minutes by a vehicle from JR Beppu 60 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin 40 minutes by a vehicle from Bungo-takada-city 40 minutes by a vehicle from Usa-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city |
| Population | 83,000 population density 170 |
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Usa & Ajimu travel guide
Usa area including Ajimu are located at the base of Kunisaki peninsula and spreading
around Usa Shrine.
Since ancient time the Kunisaki peninsula has been home of Kyushu’s prominent Usa Shrine,
influencing the surrounding hills and valleys with Buddhist culture. Although this is a Shinto shrine,
it has long been holy ground to both Shinto and Buddhist activities, and the Kunisaki Mountains
and valleys were often chosen by monks as practice ground for meditation.
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Exploring Usa & Ajimu
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The head shrine of Hachiman Shrine that is composed 44,000 shrines that dedicated to the Hachiman Deity. Emperor Ojin, who was deified as Hachiman-jin (the tutelary god of warriors), is said to be enshrined in all the sites dedicated to him; and the first and earliest of these was at Usa in the early 8th century. The Shrine is was founded in 727. |
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Enjoy tasting Ajimu wines, The winery located in the natural rich Ajimu
basin. Ajimu Winery grows high-quality grapes by taking advantage of
the temperature fluctuations found in the extreme climate unique to
this region.
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Scenic beauty
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Sen Cliffs |
Higashi-shiya Waterfall |
Suzai Waterfall |
Cool Japan
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Fukami Five Story Pagoda |
Trowel Painting |
Trowel Painting |
Futaba-no-sato Museum, Sumo Grand Champion Futabayama Museum
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Senzai Farm Garden
250 wisteria flowers bloom at the most largest garden in Kyushu,
200 roses bloom from May
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Rose Garden |
Usa & Ajimu
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Umi-Jigoku
Umi-Jigoku is the most recommended site in the Hell tour.
Gazing out upon the mystically cool cobalt-blue of this pond stirs image of a crystal-clear sea,
but in fact the water temperature here is a scolding 98 degree Celsius.
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This feature was created 1,200 years ago after the volcanic explosion of Mt. Tsurumi, and
corresponds to site labeled “ Kuberi-no-Yu” in the Bungo Topography.
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Kannawa Onsen
The most exciting destination in Beppu. The hot spring yield of Beppu is the largest in
Japan and most of them are come out from Kannawa area. The scenery of steam rising
from everywhere is wonderful.
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The most famous sights here are Jigoku Meguri or Burning Hell tour A collection of hot springs
where the water bubbles forth from underground, often with unusual result.
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The area offer the foot bath is called Ashiyu in Japanese and is a public bath in which people
can bath their feet.
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Location of Beppu
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Takeda and Kuju travel guide
Okubungo is a Nature-blessed region at Ono River basin, the northern part is surrounded
by Aso & Kuju Mountains Takada and Kuju are located in the south-west side of Okubungo.
Takeda and Kuju
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Great Castle wall construction, a magnificent view from the top. The Castle originally constructed in 1185, and had been enlarged multiple times and eventually covered a widespread area on the steep hills overlooking a river and all the surrounding countryside up to the Kuju mountain range clearly visible in the distance. |
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The hot spring is known as one of the world’s top carbonate spring. |
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A plateau resort area and is a part of Aso Kuju National Park. The plateau of 600 to 1000 metre altitude, spreading at southern part of Kuju and Taisen mountains foot, and is located in between Aso and Takeda. |
Takeda and Kuju
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