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.
Famous For (Food)
- Toriten (chicken tempura)
- Seki mackerel
- Dango-jiru
- Bungo beef
Signature Sights
- Beppu 'hells' and baths
- Yufuin
- Usa Jingu
- Kunisaki Peninsula stone Buddhas
Oita
Oita· Usuki
Nioza Historical Road
Nioza is the tuff ridge immediately below Usuki Castle, and the castle town was cut into it rather than laid out on it.…
Niozacastle townstone lanes+2
Oita
Oita· Usuki
Usuki Stone Buddhas
Around sixty Buddhist figures are carved directly into the tuff cliffs of a small valley outside Usuki, cut between the…
stone BuddhasmagaibutsuNational Treasure+2