Oita Hidden Gems
La préfecture au plus grand débit thermal de tout le Japon. Le « circuit des enfers » de Beppu présente sept bassins bouillonnants de couleurs, tandis que Yufuin charme par son ambiance montagnarde. Le sanctuaire Usa Jingu est la maison mère des 40 000 sanctuaires Hachiman du pays.
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La capitale thermale du Japon : plus d'eau chaude et plus de sources que toute autre préfecture, des villes thermales fumantes aux bains de montagne en pleine solitude.
Climat et meilleure saison
Tempéré et pluvieux ; les hautes terres de Kuju sont plus fraîches avec un peu de neige. Les onsen sont à leur meilleur en automne et en hiver.
Spécialités culinaires
- Toriten (tempura de poulet)
- Maquereau de Seki
- Dango-jiru
- Bœuf de Bungo
Lieux emblématiques
- « Enfers » et bains de Beppu
- Yufuin
- Usa Jingu
- Bouddhas de pierre de la péninsule de Kunisaki
Rokugo-manzan Temples
Stand at the base of the Kumano Magaibutsu cliff at 7:30 on a November morning and you'll understand why monks chose thi…
Saiki Fish Market
Saiki City on Oita's southern coast is one of Kyushu's major fishing ports, particularly renowned for tuna and mackerel.…
Mt. Yufu Hiking
Mt. Yufu (1,584m) dominates Yufuin's skyline with its distinctive twin peaks (東峰 East Peak 1,583m and 西峰 West Peak 1,584…
Usa Jingu
Usa Jingu, established in 725 AD, is the head shrine of all Hachiman shrines in Japan (numbering 40,000+). Hachiman is t…
Hita
Hita prospered in the Edo period as a direct Tokugawa territory (天領, tenryo) controlling river transport along the Mikum…
Beppu Sand Bath
Takegawara Onsen (竹瓦温泉), operating since 1879, offers Beppu's most accessible sand bath experience. Visitors wear yukata…
Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hell Tour)
Beppu's 'Hells' (地獄, jigoku) are seven spectacular geothermal hot springs too hot and chemically extreme for bathing — c…
Yufuin
Yufuin is a highland hot spring resort (elevation 450m) set in a basin surrounded by mountains, most notably Mt. Yufu (1…
Kannawa Steam Cooking
Jigoku Mushi Kobo (地獄蒸し工房鉄輪) is a public steam cooking facility where visitors cook their own food using 98°C geothermal…
Hyotan Onsen
Hyotan Onsen (ひょうたん温泉) is a family-operated bathhouse in Kannawa that has won 'Best Onsen in Japan' rankings multiple ti…
Beppu Ropeway to Mt. Tsurumi
Mt. Tsurumi (1,375m) overlooks Beppu from the west, and the Beppu Ropeway ascends 800 meters in 10 minutes to an observa…
Yufuin Floral Village
Yufuin Floral Village is a small commercial development designed to replicate a Cotswolds village — stone-paved lanes, h…
Harajiri Falls
Harajiri Falls (原尻の滝) is a 120-meter-wide, 20-meter-high waterfall that drops in a perfect curtain across the Ogata Rive…
Kinrinko Lake
Lake Kinrin (金鱗湖, 'Lake of Golden Fish Scales') is a small spring-fed lake at the eastern edge of Yufuin town that produ…
Toriten
Toriten (とり天) is Oita's signature dish — chicken breast sliced thin, marinated briefly, coated in tempura batter, and de…
Takasakiyama Monkey Park
Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden is home to over 1,000 wild Japanese macaques (snow monkeys) that descend from Mt.…
Oka Castle Ruins
Oka Castle (岡城) was built on a 100-meter-tall volcanic plateau in 1594, defended by sheer cliffs on three sides and acce…
Myoban Onsen
Myoban Onsen is a hot spring district on Beppu's western hillside famous for yunohana (湯の花, 'hot spring flowers') — crys…
Kamado Jigoku
Kamado Jigoku (かまど地獄, 'Cooking Pot Hell') is the most hands-on of Beppu's seven hells — in addition to viewing colorful…
Nagayu Onsen
Nagayu Onsen (長湯温泉) in Taketa City is one of Japan's few naturally carbonated hot springs (炭酸泉, tansan-sen). The water c…