大分県 · Kyushu Region

Oita Hidden Gems

Japan's hot-spring capital — more thermal water and more sources than any other prefecture, from steaming resort towns to quiet mountain baths.

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Climate & Best Season

Mild and rainy; the Kuju highlands are cooler with light snow. Onsen are best in autumn and winter.

Nakatsu has more than thirty dedicated fried chicken shops for a city of eighty thousand, and with neighbouring Usa and…

A monk named Zenkai arrived at the base of Kyoshuho cliff in 1735, found that travellers were being killed on a chain-as…

Hitome Hakkei means eight views at a glance, and the name is literal: from one platform in the middle of Shin-Yabakei yo…