Yufuin由布院
A street of shops and cafes leading from Yufuin Station toward Lake Kinrin, with Mt. Yufu rising ahead.
- Shopping & strolling
- Food & markets
- Hot springs
- about 1.5 hr
- Free
Bus · About 70 min from Beppu ・ Bus to Yufuin Ekimae (50 minutes to 1 hour), then about 10 minutes on foot
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.
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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 ・ 12km 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 ・ 14km 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 ・ 14km 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 ・ 11km 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 ・ 7.4km from here
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- Coin lockers and baggage storage
- Elevators available (the route may be longer)
- Typical transfer time: about 4 min
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