Best Onsen Hot Springs In Kyushu・Okinawa

Things Of Onsen Prefecture! The Colorful Hot Spring SourcesBeppu Jigoku (Onsen Source) Tour

Oita is a representative onsen prefecture in Japan. And in Beppu, you can enjoy visiting the hot spring sources, called Jigoku (hell) in Japanese. The colorful Jigoku, and greenhouse that uses the geothermal heat, there are many places to see.

Steam Spouting From The Ground Of Autumn Colored MountainUnzen Jigoku

At Unzen Jigoku, a place wrapped in the smell of sulfur as soon as we arrive, we can see the scenery of steam and autumn colored leaves at the same tine. What's more, in the atmosphere like hell (Jigoku means 'hell' in Japanese), we can eat specialty foods such as Onsen Tamago (egg steamed by hot spring). Of course, don't miss to soak in a hot spring at Unzen Onsen Town.

Amusement Park Of Onsen With The Largest Number Of Hot Spring SourceBeppu Hatto

Beppu Hatto means eight hot spring areas in Beppu. There are uncountable onsen here in the town giving off the steam, and it's like an amusement park of onsen! What's more, there are ten kinds of spring qualities, so you can enjoy different kinds of onsen.

Historical Symbol Of Beppu Onsen! And Famous Sand BathTakegawara Onsen

Takegawara Onsen is a representative one of Beppu Onsen which has a long history since Meiji 12 (1879). The ordinary bath is for only 100 yen, but the sand bath will be a good experience when you visit here. I like the good-old atmosphere of the inside as well as the outside building! There're no bath amenities at all, you need to bring by yourselves.

So Many Carp Streamers Swimming In The Sky At Tsuetate Onsen TownTsuetate Onsen Carp Streamer Festival

Carp Streamer Festival (Koi-nobori Matsuri) in Tsuetate Onsen town has a long history more than 30 years. About 3500 carp streamers decorated as long as 2 kilometers are swimming impressively in the stream of the sky! You can enjoy taking hot spring, eating a specialty Tsuetate Pudding, and seeing the streamers together!◎Carp Streamer Festival (Koi-nobori Matsuri) in 2018: 4/1-5/6 Illumination event: 19:00-22:00 Free parking area is available for 200 cars

Fantastic Art Lapping The Hotel LobbyMifuneyama Rakuen Hotel

At a lobby of Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel in Saga Prefecture, the art designed by a worldwide art group 'team lab'. Anyone can enter the lobby without admission fees if you don't stay the hotel, but visitors need to order something to drink.

Wonderful Park With Many Beautiful Water LiliesUsuki Sekibutsu Park

You can see the stone images of Buddha as a Japanese national treasure, and find delicious cafe near here. I like the park where the calm time going by.