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Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hot Springs Tour)
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Suginoi Hotel Acquabeat
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Umi Jigoku
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Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
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Takegawara Onsen
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B-speak
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Jigoku-Mushi Kobo Kannawa
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Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden
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African Safari
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Things to know about Onsen (hot spring)
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How to Use JR Kyushu Rail Pass
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6 of the best places to see wild monkeys in Japan
Travel Plans
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- The best of Yufuin—great views, cuisine, and art
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- Here, we introduce a plan that includes all the attractive sights of Yufuin, loved by many tourists. Feel healed by the lush nature and the township filled with art, as well as taste local cuisine. This is a one-day tour aimed at first-time visitors to Yufuin.
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- Beppu road trip with hot springs and gourmet
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- If you visit Oita, the number one hot spring prefecture in Japan, you must not miss the hot springs. Beppu is the area with the most sources of hot springs. We introduce a plan to try a number of hot springs unique to Beppu. Also, enjoy the experience-style activities and local gourmet.
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- Kannawa walking trip, “the Hells of Beppu”
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- Visiting the “Hells of Beppu” is a must-do activity. Among the various “hells”, we would like to recommend the five “hells” visitors can walk around in the Kannawa area. Experience Kannawa in half a day while paying attention to the “paradise” scenery you see in the “hells”.
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Top Things to do
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- Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hot Springs Tour)
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4.01643 Reviews - Oita Pref. Beppushi Kannawa 559-1
- For over a thousand years, the gasses, hot mud, and boiling waters erupting from beneath the area from Kanawa to Kamegawa have led it to being called the Jigoku (Hells) of Beppu. In 2009, four hot springs, Umi (Sea) Jigoku, Chinoike (Blood Pond) Jigoku, Tatsumaki Jigoku, and Shiraike (White Pond) Jigoku were designated as National Places of Scenic Beauty. Visiting these four hot springs in addition to three other famous ones is fun and enjoyable. In addition to hot spring eggs (slow boiled in hot spring waters), hell-themed souvenirs such as Chinoike ointment, and Enman no Yu (bath salts) are popular to take home and give to friends. A 15-minute drive by car from JR Beppu Station.
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- Suginoi Hotel Acquabeat
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4.01078 Reviews - Oita Pref. Beppushi Kankaiji 1
- An indoor pool facility open in the summer adjoining the Suginoi Hotel in Kankaiji, Beppu City. Attractions include a wave pool, water slides, “water jungle gym,” Mystery Dork cavern to explore, and water balls. There’s also a kids’ pool. Modeled after a south seas resort, visitors can also relax on provided beach chairs.
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- Umi Jigoku
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4.0737 Reviews - Oita Pref. Beppushi Kannawa 559-1
- Umi Jigoku boasts of being the largest among the Beppu Jigoku hot springs. The beautiful cobalt blue color is due to iron sulphate in the hot spring water. Royal water lilies and tropical water lilies are cultivated using the heat from the hot spring and the flowers will be at their best from early May until early November. At the Bon Festival event, lower grade elementary school children (up to 20 kilograms) can get on the leaves of the royal water lilies that float in the pond. There is also a footbath. The hot spring has been designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty.
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- Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
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4.0553 Reviews - Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Tano 1208
- A bridge 173 meters high and 390 meters long. Completed in 2006, it is the longest pedestrian bridge in Japan. The scenery from the bridge is, in a word, superb, and those traversing its length can get sweeping views of such sights as Narukogawa Ravine and a stunning Shindo-no-taki waterfall, with larger and smaller sub-waterfalls. Visiting in fall to see the autumn foliage is particularly recommended.
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- Takegawara Onsen
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4.0470 Reviews - Oita Pref. Beppushi Motomachi 16-23
- A low-cost public hot spring facility operated by Beppu City. Originally erected in 1879, the current building was built in 1938. In the spa’s famous sand bath, visitors lie down in sand wearing a yukata robe, after which assistants cover you with sand heated by the site’s natural hot spring. Up to eight persons can use the sand bath at the same time. Wait times may grow long when the facility is busy. A 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station.
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4.0519 Reviews - Oita Pref. Yufushi Yufuinchoukawakami 3040-2
- A roll cake specialty shop opened by Sanso Murata, a high-class ryokan (Japanese style hotel) in Yufuin Onsen in 1999, pioneering the roll cake trend in the nation. The shop’s lightly sweet cakes pay special attention to the balance between the cake and cream, ensuring a delicate flavor that is hard to get tired of. In addition to roll cakes, the shop offers galettes and florentins to customers dining in. A five-minute walk from JR Yufuin Station.
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- Jigoku-Mushi Kobo Kannawa
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4.0428 Reviews - Oita Pref. Beppushi Furomoto 5 pairs
- This is a facility where one can try “jigoku mushi (literally, hell steaming),” a traditional cooking method passed down from the Edo era in which foods are steamed to degrees of up to 98°C using the hot steam from the hot spring water, and the rapid process condenses their flavor. Foodstuffs for hell steaming are available on site, or one can bring their own. Inside the facility are also exhibits on the history of Kanawa, hot springs and hell steaming, a drinking area, and free-to-use foot steamer and bath.
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- Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden
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4.0338 Reviews - Oita Pref. Oitashi Kanzaki 3098-1
- Approximately a three-minute walk from the Takasakiyama bus stop, this zoo is located at the foot of Mt. Takasaki, with a distinctive shape reminiscent of a bell-shape. It is believed that wild monkeys lived in the area since at least around 1698 because of their description in documents from that time. The mayor of Oita City thought it could be used as a tourism resource and to prevent damage to agricultural crops in 1952, so they began to get gathered up with bait. There are currently two groups that have a total of 1,000 monkeys. In addition to being able to watch friendly monkeys up close, the potato feeding that happens twice a day is a must-see.
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- African Safari
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4.5290 Reviews - Oita Pref. Usashi Ajimumachiminamihata 2-1755-1
- This is Kyushu’s only safari park and one of Japan’s largest, where 1,300 animals of 70 varieties are raised in conditions close to natural. There is an “animal zone” where visitors can observe lions and tigers from a jungle bus or their own car, and a “petting zone” where one can do horse riding or pet small animals, allowing one to enjoy the various aspects and charms of the animals.
Areas
What is Oita?
A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don't hesitate to explore Oita a little further.
Oita Overviews
Climate
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Based on the Meteorological Agency "past weather data", created NAVITIME
Getting Around
The JR Limited Express Sonic speeds from Kitakyushu's Kokura Station to Beppu Station in just over one hour, while Oita Airport is located in an unexpectedly rural part of the prefecture, allowing direct access to the rolling hills of the Kunisaki Peninsula. Oita is also one of the crossing points between Kyushu and Shikoku, with ferries shuttling you over to Yawatahama in Ehime Prefecture. Overnight ferries also take you all the way from Osaka and Kobe into Beppu Port.
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How to get to Oita Airport
