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Oita
Yufuin Floral Village — European Fairy Tale Street
Yufuin Floral Village is a small commercial development designed to replicate a Cotswolds village — stone-paved lanes, h…
Floral VillageEuropean themeCotswolds+2
Updated Jun 2026
Oita
Hita — Edo-Period Merchant Town on the River
Hita prospered in the Edo period as a direct Tokugawa territory (天領, tenryo) controlling river transport along the Mikum…
HitaEdo periodmerchant town+2
Updated Jun 2026
Oita
Oka Castle Ruins — Castleless Castle in the Sky
Oka Castle (岡城) was built on a 100-meter-tall volcanic plateau in 1594, defended by sheer cliffs on three sides and acce…
castle ruinscloud seastone walls+2
Updated Jun 2026
Oita
Myoban Onsen — Yunohana Sulfur Huts
Myoban Onsen is a hot spring district on Beppu's western hillside famous for yunohana (湯の花, 'hot spring flowers') — crys…
Myobanyunohanasulfur+2
Updated Jun 2026
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Oita
Rokugo-manzan Temples — Kunisaki Buddhist Trail
Stand at the base of the Kumano Magaibutsu cliff at 7:30 on a November morning and you'll understand why monks chose thi…
Kunisakitemplesstone Buddha+2
Updated Jun 2026