Beppu Hell tour

Beppu’s most hyped attraction, Hell (Jigoku Meguri ) tour that is a collection of hot spring

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.

Kannawa district

6 hells are located within walking distance of each other in this area.

Sea Hell, it resemble of sea, this 200 metre deep, cobalt blue pond of boiling water

emerge 1200 years ago after a volcano explosion.

Oniishi shaving Head Hell, large and small bubble of hot gray mud that boiling up here

look like the shaven head of monks.

Shiraike-Jigoku　

White Pound Hell, the colorless water that naturally spouts from the ground mysteriously

turn creamy white.

Kamado-Jigoku　

Oven Hell, a bright demon standing on an enormous cooking pots is the mascot of the

site, temptingly divided into six unique, pots of murky, budding thumping boiling water.

Oniyama-Jigoku

Devil’s Mountain Hell, the force of the steam produced at this Spring can pull one and a

half train cars. This hellish site is the happy home of a variety of crocodile and alligator

who slither down breeding water into the warm.

Shibaseki district

It takes about 5 minutes by car or bus from Kannawa district to this Shibaseki district.

Blood Pull Hell, 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.

Tatsumaki-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.

General information

Address	Kannawa, Beppu-city, Oita-prefecture
Access	15 minutes by a vehicle from JR Beppu Station 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
Open hours	8:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	JPY 400 for one attraction visit JPY 2,000 for Hell tour Pass, 7 attractions can be visited
Days closed	No closing days