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Beppu and Yufuin guide
A hot-spring city with steam rising all over town. See the colorful "hells", then soak in public baths or a sand bath. Over the mountain lies Yufuin, a quiet resort below Mt. Yufu.
Things to see 9 classics
"Classics" and "Hidden gems" are this site's editorial picks, not a measured popularity ranking.
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- 1
Beppu Hells (Umi Jigoku and others)
A tour of "hells": springs of boiling water and mud, for viewing only. Five of them, including the blue Umi Jigoku, are walkable in Kannawa.
- Nature
- Hot springs
about 1.5 hrPaid entryWheelchair & stroller friendly
Bus · About 35 min from Beppu ・ Bus to Umi Jigoku-mae or Kannawa ・ 16km from here
- 2
Chinoike Jigoku and Tatsumaki Jigoku
A pond of hot red mud and a geyser that erupts at regular intervals. They are a little apart from Kannawa, about 5 minutes by bus.
- Nature
- Hot springs
about 45 minPaid entryWheelchair & stroller friendly
Bus · About 45 min from Beppu ・ Bus to Kannawa, then change for Chinoike Jigoku-mae ・ 16km from here
- 4
Takegawara Onsen
A public bathhouse dating back to the Meiji era, in a grand-roofed building from the 1930s. It also has a sand bath heated by the spring.
- Hot springs
- History & buildings
about 60 minPaid entryFine on a rainy day
Walk · About 10 min from Beppu ・ 11km from here
- 5
Myoban Onsen
A hillside hot-spring village where bath salts are made in thatched huts. Known for milky-white water and pudding steamed over the springs.
- Hot springs
- Food & markets
- Views
about 45 minPartly paid
Bus · About 40 min from Beppu ・ 17km from here
- 6
Mt. Tsurumi (Beppu Ropeway)
A 1,375-meter mountain. The top looks over Beppu, its bay and Mt. Yufu. In winter the trees are sometimes coated in rime ice.
- Views
- Nature
about 1.5 hrPaid entryPartly step-free
Ropeway · About 50 min from Beppu ・ Bus to Beppu Ropeway, then about 10 minutes by ropeway ・ 17km from here
“Classics” and “Hidden gems” are our editors' picks, not a measured popularity ranking. Travel times are estimates. Please check prices, opening hours and operating days with the official sources before you go.
Photo and data credits
Hot spring steam rising between the houses of Kannawa Onsen 松岡明芳 (CC BY-SA 4.0) / White steam rising from the blue water of Umi Jigoku 663highland (CC BY 2.5) / Steam over the red water of Chinoike Jigoku Leyo (CC BY-SA 2.5 ch) / The wooden Takegawara Onsen with its curved gabled entrance Suicasmo (CC BY-SA 4.0) / Thatched yunohana huts at Myoban Onsen STA3816 (CC BY-SA 3.0) / The street in front of Yufuin Station with Mt. Yufu ahead そらみみ (CC BY-SA 4.0). Cropped and resized.
Facilities & features
- Coin lockers and baggage storage
- Elevators available (the route may be longer)
- Typical transfer time: about 4 min
Lines from here
- Airport bus Airliner (Oita Airport – Beppu – Oita Sta.)
- Limited Express Sonic (Hakata – Kokura – Beppu – Oita)
- Limited Express Yufuin no Mori / Yufu (Hakata – Hita – Yufuin – Beppu)
- Limited Express Aso / Trans-Kyushu (Kumamoto – Aso – Oita – Beppu)
- Limited Express Nichirin (Oita – Nobeoka – Miyazaki – Miyazaki Airport)
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