Oita] Relaxing Solo Trip in Hot Springs - Beppu

Station building where you can easily enjoy Oita's hot springs

In front of Beppu station, "Teyu".

In front of the station, there are handbaths and footbaths, allowing visitors to freely enjoy the hot springs during their trip.
The rare facility, where you will be welcomed by a petit hot spring with free-flowing hot spring water, which is unique to Onsen Prefecture, is sure to raise your spirits.

Located just outside the east exit of Beppu Station, this monument-like facility is a hot spring spot for hands.
The water is not too hot, but just the right temperature, and the soft water warms your hands comfortably. Located in front of the station and available free of charge, it is the perfect place to relax and feel a little refreshed after a tiring trip.

Hot springs in shopping malls. Footbaths that have become a part of daily life.

Tokiwa Beppu B1 Floor "Footbath

Tokiwa, a department store representing Oita, is a relatively clean shopping mall that reopened for renewal in September 2019.
Located next to the Beppu Kitahama Bus Center, where many airport buses arrive and depart, this shopping mall can be used to kill time before the buses, and attracts many tourists as well as local customers.
In addition to a footbath on the basement floor, there are stores selling Oita's specialties, as well as "Yukemuri Yokocho," a food court in the style of a food stall, where visitors can enjoy Oita's gourmet food and shopping.

You can make your own steamed food from hell!

Jigokushi-Koubou Kannawa

This is a cooking method that uses the heat from the high-temperature steam emanating from the hot springs, and has been used in Beppu since the Edo period (1603-1868). Ingredients are placed on a colander and placed in a "jigoku steaming kettle," a pot that emits steam of about 100 degrees Celsius, and then covered with a lid.
Steaming at once with salty hot spring steam locks in the original flavor of the food.

Kitchen Kitchen

Kamado Jigoku 2-chome

Kamado Jigoku is characterized by a park decorated as if it were a theme park.
Many important keywords from "Oni-no-Blade" are scattered throughout the park in reference to the character of Sumijiro Kamakado from "Oni-no-Blade," which has become a major breakout hit in recent years.

In the park, there is a symbolic statue of a blue water dragon (its tail is also equipped with a sword to slay demons), which is depicted in the techniques of the main character, Sumijiro Kamakado, and a red demon standing on a high platform holding an item with the name of the main character on it. The story is that the demon who misbehaved at Yawata Kagamon Shrine has reformed here and is now the gatekeeper of hell. It is the best photo spot in the park.

Various hells are introduced in Kamado Jigoku, divided into X-chome.

At Kamado 3-chome, you can see a cobalt blue hell with a bright red fence reminiscent of hell.

Crocodiles gathering near the fence

Crocodiles are plentiful in the immediate vicinity, and one can experience a unique sense of urgency, as if they could jump out at any moment.
Depending on the time of day, you may also be able to view the feeding of the animals for a more realistic and special experience.


<Facility Information
Facility name: Oniyama Hell
Address: 625 Oaza Kannawa, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
Access: By car→5 min. from Beppu IC
By bus→About 20 minutes by Kamenoi Bus from JR Beppu Station, about 1 minute walk from bus stop "Kannawa/Umi Jigoku-mae".
Phone number: 0977-66-1577
Business hours: 8:00-17:00
URL: http://www.beppu-jigoku.com/oniyama/

The atmospheric "Shiraike Jigoku" with Japanese garden

Shiraike Hell Entrance

Shiraike Hell can be entered within a two-minute walk from Oniyama Hell, where crocodiles gather.
It is a quaint change from the crocodile-like, slightly scary hells.

Shiroike Jigoku, designated as a national scenic beauty, is an elegant hell of a different shape and form, with a pale blue pond set in a Japanese-style garden.

The park has a "Tropical Fish Pavilion" that utilizes hot spring heat and is home to about 20 species of large tropical fish, including the carnivorous piranha and the pirarucu, also known as a "living fossil.
The Tropical Fish Pavilion is home to a quaint garden and ferocious giant fish. Experience not only the beauty of the garden, but also its contradictory charms.

<Facility Information
Facility name: Shiraike Hell
Address: 283-1 Kannawa, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture
Access: By car→5 min. from Beppu IC
By bus→About 20 minutes by Kamenoi Bus from JR Beppu Station, about 2 minutes walk from bus stop "Kannawa".
Phone number: 0977-66-1577
Business hours: 8:00-17:00
URL: http://www.beppu-jigoku.com/shiraike/