Beppu Guide
Short, practical guides to Beppu for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
What Is Beppu? Eight Hot Spring Areas, the Hells and Steamed Food
The eight areas called Beppu Hatto, the seven hells on the Jigoku Meguri tour, how long the round takes and how jigokumushi steam cooking works.
What Are the Hot Spring Rules in Beppu, and What Is Takegawara Onsen?
Beppu's tourism site on neighborhood public baths, six basic manners, the 1938 Takegawara building and its sand bath, plus how the city lists its municipal baths.
How Do You Get to Beppu from Oita Airport and by Train?
The Oita Airport express bus to Beppu with travel times from the airport page, the nearest JR station, rail pass and the English information centers at Beppu Station.