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Oita

Japan's best hot springs from Beppu to Yufuin

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Top Attractions in Oita

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Oita Top 10

  1. Climbing Mount Yufu, Kyushu
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    Climbing Mount Yufu, Kyushu

    Yufuin
  2. Steamed Dishes from Hell’s Kitchen
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    Steamed Dishes from Hell’s Kitchen

    Beppu
  3. Yufuin no Mori
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    Yufuin no Mori

    Yufuin
  4. Sanrio's Harmony Land
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    Sanrio's Harmony Land

    Activities
  5. Beppu Beach Sand Bath
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    Beppu Beach Sand Bath

    Beppu
  6. Hiking the Kuju Mountain Range
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    Hiking the Kuju Mountain Range

    Activities
  7. Pear-picking in Matsumoto Garden
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    Pear-picking in Matsumoto Garden

    Activities
  8. Ajimu Rural Homestay
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    Ajimu Rural Homestay

    Culture
  9. Kokonoe Yume Bridge
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    Kokonoe Yume Bridge

    Activities
  10. African Safari Park
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    African Safari Park

    Activities

Upcoming Oita Events

Ujiyama Teppei Exhibition
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Ujiyama Teppei Exhibition

Oct 30th - Nov 29th

This year marks the 110th anniversary since the birth of the painter Ujiyama Teppei (1910 - 1986), who was from Hita City in Oita..

Oita Prefectural Art Museum.. ¥800
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Where to eat in Oita

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Othello Coffee Roasters

Kim B

If you're a coffee lover, Othello Coffee Roasters in Beppu is a must. Excellent coffee, home baked sweet treats, and a trendy..

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Places to stay in Oita

Staying at BBC Nagayu
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Staying at BBC Nagayu

Tristan Scholze

Rejuvenating B&B in a mountainside grove along a river. On the edge of Aso-Kuju National Park, the cabins have a library, mini-mountaineering..

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Latest Oita Reports

A Happy Stay In Hita
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A Happy Stay In Hita

Arlene Bastion

A stay in Hita is a happy stay. Mountain and river scenery provide idyllic walks, while specially maintained parts of the town enable..

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Oita Fragrance Museum
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Oita Fragrance Museum

Kim B

The Oita Fragrance Museum allows visitors to connect with their sense of smell in some unique ways. A wide range of fragrances are..

Spring Charms of Usa 14
Culture

Spring Charms of Usa

Bonson Lam

It is said that pink is the colour of romance, so why not have a flutter from the scrolls from the love shrine, a 1950's contraption..

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About Oita

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kyushu
Island Kyushu
Capital Oita
Population 1,196,529
Area 6,340.61 sq. km

Though a bit far from many of Japan’s big cities, a trip to Oita Prefecture (大分県, Ōita-ken) is well worth it for the hot springs alone. Oita boasts the most onsens in Japan (over 4,500), including Beppu and Yufuin, the country’s two largest hot springs areas.

When you’re not bathing and relaxing, experience a bit of Japanese culture first-hand by visiting Usa Jingu Shrine and the unique Usuki Stone Buddhas. Hikers will enjoy the nice views from Mount Yufu and Mount Kuju, while children are in for quite an adventure at the African Safari Park and Umi-Tamago (literally “sea egg”) aquarium.

Tourists can also participate in “green tourism” and “blue tourism,” short-term homestays at farms and fishing villages respectively. Don’t forget to have some tori-ten, or chicken tempura, while you’re in Oita too. 

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