Beppu Onsen down town, in Oita-prefecture

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.

Sakura-jima island, in Kagoshima-prefecture

Sakura-jima Ferry connects Kagoshima-city and Sakurajima in 15 minutes and is

operated for 24 hours.

Umi-Jigoku exploring, in Beppu, Oita-prefecture

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.

Myoban onsen, in Beppu, Oita-prefecture

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.

Usa shrine, in Oita-prefecture

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.

Yunotsubo avenue, in Yufuin, Oita-prefecture

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.

Onsen district Trail at Beppu Kannawa Onsen

Kannawa Onsen is one of the Beppu hatto Onsen ( 8 Onsen) and in Oita-prefecture. Beppu has

the largest hot spring output in Japan, and most of the hot springs are concentrated in Kannawa

Onsen. Kannawa Onsen still retains a strong image of a hot spring resort, with retro townscapes

and many of the Beppu Hells tour area. The area was developed in the 12th century and you can

feel Japanese traditional Onsen culture.

Harajiri waterfall, in Oita-prefecture

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.

Somen nagashi, Yamanotera Yukyo

Shimabara is famous for Somen noodles in Kyushu.

You can enjoy Somen nagashi at local restaurant, Yamanotera Yukyo.

Address : Fukae, Minami Shimabara-city, Nagasaki-prefecture.

Hiburi-shinji at Aso Shrine

Hiburi-shinji is the annual festival held at Aso Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto-prefecture.

Hiburi-shinji is a Shinto ritual that signifies the wedding ceremony of the gods.

When the deity of the Himegami wrapped in oak branches and leaves arrives,

the parishioners all celebrate by lighting torches made from grass and waving

them around.

A ring of flames swinging heroically colors the Shrine at night, and the whole area

is enveloped in a fantastical atmosphere.

After Hiburi-shinji end, spring comes to Aso.