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Yufuin Floral Village — European Fairy Tale Street
Oita

Yufuin Floral Village — European Fairy Tale Street

Yufuin Floral Village is a small commercial development designed to replicate a Cotswolds village — stone-paved lanes, h…

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Updated Jun 2026
Hita — Edo-Period Merchant Town on the River
Oita

Hita — Edo-Period Merchant Town on the River

Hita prospered in the Edo period as a direct Tokugawa territory (天領, tenryo) controlling river transport along the Mikum…

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Updated Jun 2026
Oka Castle Ruins — Castleless Castle in the Sky
Oita

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…

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Updated Jun 2026
Myoban Onsen — Yunohana Sulfur Huts
Oita

Myoban Onsen — Yunohana Sulfur Huts

Myoban Onsen is a hot spring district on Beppu's western hillside famous for yunohana (湯の花, 'hot spring flowers') — crys…

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Updated Jun 2026
Rokugo-manzan Temples — Kunisaki Buddhist Trail
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Oita

Rokugo-manzan Temples — Kunisaki Buddhist Trail

The Kunisaki Peninsula developed a unique form of syncretic Buddhism (神仏習合, shinbutsu-shugo) where mountain worship, Shi…

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Updated Jun 2026
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