Culture Beppu Fireworks Festival Late Jul The Beppu Fireworks Festival is a must-see summer event. It is held annually on either the last weekend of July or first weekend..
9 Culture Beppu Park Cherry Blossoms Steve Morton While hopping from one hot spring to the next, don’t forgot to pay a visit to Beppu Park where you can see many colorful cherr..
25 Culture Beppu Kamado Jigoku Diagoras Kalaitzoglou Detailed insight of Kamado Jigoku, the Cooking Pot Hell of Beppu. Boiling mud, cobalt and silky blue ponds, steambaths, footbath..
Culture Ajimu Rural Homestay Bradford Pomeroy The Ajimu Rural Homestay is a unique opportunity to experience Japanese farming culture. The peaceful atmosphere, farming expe..
12 Culture Usa Jingu Shrine Ekaterina Bespyatova Hachiman, the god of warriors, is a popular deity. There are many of his shrines throughout Japan, and Usa-jingū is the oldest..
10 Historical Nakatsu Castle Shehzad Lokhandwalla Many Japanese cities are symbolized by their castles. Whilst some are really popular, others are not very well known. Nakatsu castle..
Museums Oita's Samurai House, Ohara Tei Genevieve Cook The main objective of our journey to Kitsuki in Oita Prefecture was to visit ‘Ohara Tei’ the historic home of a samurai who li..
6 Historical The Stone Buddhas of Usuki Mandy Bartok Around 60 buddhas are carved into the cliff of Usuki in eastern Oita prefecture and have been designated as national treasures..