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. Along the Oita River, which is one street away, it is a recommended walking spot where you can enjoy the seasonal scenery, and you can find a tranquil atmosphere of Yufuin.

Yunotsubo avenue, in Yufuin, Oita-prefec…の続きを読む

  Myoban onsen located in Beppu, 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 center of Beppu. Yunohana koya or Alum hut with the straw roof which is the Alum collecting facility can be visited.        

Myoban onsen, in Beppu, Oita-prefecture…の続きを読む

  It is called Niagara Falls of Japan.  The Ogata river, running through the center of the Ogata plain in Oita-prefecture, the flows furiously down a cliff and creates Harajiri waterfall. The falls, 120 meters wide and 20 meters tall, are selected as one of the best 100 waterfall in Japan. Lava flows produced by the great eruption of Mt. Aso accumulated and created  Harajiri Falls.

Harajiri waterfall, in Oita-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Tatsumaki-Jigoku is located at Shibaseki district next to Chinoike-jigoku. Water spout Hell, a geyser, is a natural monument designated by Beppu city.  The Geyser means a hot spring spouting out boiling water and steam in interval.        

Tatsumaki-Jigoku exploring, in Beppu, Oi…の続きを読む

  The site is located at Shibasaki district next to Tatsumaki-Jigoku. The literal meaning of chinoike is blood-coloured pond. The clay is steaming hot point that the steam is red. Japan’s oldest natural Jigoku as written about in the Bungo Topography described as Akayusen, a reddish hot spring.    

Chinoike-Jigoku exploring, in Beppu, Oit…の続きを読む

  Oniishi Bozu-Jigoku is one of the excitng Hell tour, located next to Umi-jigoku. This jigoku is first mentioned in bungo fudoki historical document from the year 733. The name “Oniishi” is taken from the name of the location, and “bozu jigoku” after the grey-colored bubbles which emerge from boiling mud pools and resemble the shaven heads of monks.    

Oniishi Bozu-Jigoku exploring, in Beppu,…の続きを読む

  Umi-Jigoku is the most excitng Hell tour  Sea Hell, it resemble of sea, this 200 metre deep, cobalt blue pond of boiling water emerge 1200 years ago after a volcano explosion.      

Umi-Jigoku exploring, in Beppu, Oita-pre…の続きを読む

  Usa shrine is located in Usa, Oita-prefecture. One of the most beautiful Shrine in Japan, 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.

Usa shrine, in Oita-prefecture…の続きを読む

  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. One of the most visiting place to wander about is the down town around JR Beppu Station where you can find a lot of Japanese culture what you near seen and felt before. Public Onsen facilities, shoppes, restaurants, cafes and bars.        

Beppu Onsen down town, in Oita-prefectur…の続きを読む

  Number of traveller : 4 persons Schedule : June 17 to 26, 2024  Transportation : Private vehicle with English speaking driver  Where to visit : Harazuru Onsen, Nagasaki, kumamoto, Aso, Beppu, Kitakyushu   Dazaifu, Itoshima, Yanagawa, Fukuoka   What our Customer have to say We would like to express our utmost gratitude and appreciation for the thoughtful itinerary and arrangements for our group by Japan Kyushu Tourist and Takako-san 🙂  This was a family trip for the parents as they have not had a vacation 2015 til the end of the pandemic. I found Japan Kyushu Tourist on the Internet while looking for options as our tour of Kyushu with JTB Sg office  had to be cancelled due to insufficient participants.  The process of engaging with Japan Kyushu Tourist was very personal and smooth, I was asked if I had any themes, location or activity wish lists in mind to visit. I had very simple wants and highlighted my mom’s vegetarian meal needs, a couple of activities like fruit picking, and a request for 1.5days free and easy in FUK before we departed, also I stated that we are a chill group who didn’t need a “marathon itinerary” that requires us to wake up super early everyday and cover miles in a bus to cover everything, just good food and some sightseeing peppered with own …

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