Beppu travel guide
Beppu is one of the most famous Onsen resort in Japan. The popular hot spring town nestle
at the foot of volcanos, Mount Yufu and Mount Tsurumi. 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 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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Umi-Jigoku |
Umi-Jigoku |
Oniishi Bouzu-Jigoku |
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Yama-Jigoku |
Kamado-Jigoku |
Oniyama-Jigoku |
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Chinoike-Jigoku |
Tatsumaki-Jigoku |
Shiraike-Jigoku |
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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. |
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A theme park dedicated to the various Sanrio characters including Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and My Melody. Harmonyland is located in Hiji, Oita Prefecture, approximately a 30minutes drive from JR Beppu Station. |
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About 1700 wild Japanese monkey are living in the park. The monkeys are fed regularly by park wardens in order to keep them on the mountain and prevent conflicts with farmers and residents in the neighborhood. |
Enjoy local specialty cuisines in Oita-prefecture
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Bungo Beef |
Seki Aji & Seki Saba, mackerels |
Oita fugu, blowfish |
General information
| 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 |
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