Oita Hidden Gems
9 spots
Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hell Tour) — 7 Boiling Hot Springs
Beppu's 'Hells' (地獄, jigoku) are seven spectacular geothermal hot springs too hot and chemically extreme for bathing — c…
Yufuin — Mountain Onsen Town with Mt. Yufu View
Yufuin is a highland hot spring resort (elevation 450m) set in a basin surrounded by mountains, most notably Mt. Yufu (1…
Mt. Yufu Hiking — Twin Peaks Above Yufuin
Mt. Yufu (1,584m) dominates Yufuin's skyline with its distinctive twin peaks (東峰 East Peak 1,583m and 西峰 West Peak 1,584…
Beppu Ropeway to Mt. Tsurumi — 360° Panorama
Mt. Tsurumi (1,375m) overlooks Beppu from the west, and the Beppu Ropeway ascends 800 meters in 10 minutes to an observa…
Oka Castle Ruins — Castleless Castle in the Sky
Oka Castle (岡城) was built on a 100-meter-tall volcanic plateau in 1594, defended by sheer cliffs on three sides and acce…
Harajiri Falls — Japan's Niagara
Harajiri Falls (原尻の滝) is a 120-meter-wide, 20-meter-high waterfall that drops in a perfect curtain across the Ogata Rive…
Takasakiyama Monkey Park — Wild Macaque Feeding
Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden is home to over 1,000 wild Japanese macaques (snow monkeys) that descend from Mt.…
Kamado Jigoku — Cooking Hell Steam Onsen Eggs
Kamado Jigoku (かまど地獄, 'Cooking Pot Hell') is the most hands-on of Beppu's seven hells — in addition to viewing colorful…
Kinrinko Lake — Morning Mist Mystery
Lake Kinrin (金鱗湖, 'Lake of Golden Fish Scales') is a small spring-fed lake at the eastern edge of Yufuin town that produ…