Beppu, Oita: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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JPY 1,800 - 10,400 Spa Hostel Khaosan Beppu
 Spa Hostel Khaosan Beppu is located in Oita, an 8-minute walk from JR Beppu Station. The hostel offers free Wi-Fi, a hot spring public bath and free c… MoreJPY 7,650 - 8,700 International Inn Kokage
 Situated in downtown Beppu, International Inn KOKAGE offers clean and simple Japanese-style rooms. It features free Wi-Fi in the business centre and n… MoreJPY 6,300 - 40,000 Tenku Yubo Seikaiso
 Tenku Yubo Seikaiso is located in Beppu, a 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station. The hotel offers a spa with 4 bath houses, a hot spring public bath a… MoreJPY 11,000 - 36,000 Yamada Bessou
 Within walking distance from JR Beppu Station, Yamada Bessou offers Japanese-style rooms with flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. It features hot spring b… MoreJPY 21,000 - 46,200 Yuwainoyado Takenoi
 Only a 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Train Station, Yuwainoyado Takenoi offers comfortable Japanese-style accommodation with hot-springs baths. Free in… MoreJPY 5,800 - 9,400 Hotel Seawave Beppu
 Within walking distance of the city’s renowned hot springs, Hotel Seawave Beppu offers affordable accommodation with views of surrounding mountains.… MoreJPY 16,800 - 23,100 Hotel New Matsumi
 Right on Beppu Bay, Hotel New Matsumi offers public hot spring baths and free Wi-Fi. Rooms feature a traditional Japanese decor and a private bathroo… MoreJPY 5,600 - 11,900 Hotel Aile
 Hotel Aile is a 7-minute walk from JR Beppu Station and offers rooms with free internet access. It features a restaurant and hot spring bath with view… MoreJPY 15,000 - 20,000 Beppu Hotel Seifu
 Located on Beppu Bay, Hotel Seifu features 7 different hot spring baths and a Japanese restaurant overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. All Japanese-style … MoreJPY 7,000 - 16,000 Hotel Arthur Beppu
 Hotel Arthur is located in Oita, a 3-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Beppu Station. The hotel offers free internet access, a restaurant and a 24-… MoreJPY 7,400 - 28,800 Hotel Koraku
 Hotel Koraku is located in Oita, a 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Station and Beppu Tower. It has indoor and outdoor baths with city views, comfortable… MoreJPY 3,800 - 11,100 Hotel Nagisa
 Hotel Nagisa is located in Oita’s Beppu Area, a 10-minute walk from JR Beppu Train Station. The hotel offers a natural hot spring bath and a restaur… MoreJPY 4,000 - 8,000 Beppu Daiiti Hotel
 A minute walk from JR Beppu Station, Daiiti Hotel offers affordable rooms, free parking and convenient access to Beppu Hatto hot springs. It has free … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beppu, Oita: Guide
Beppu (別府) is a hot spring resort in Oita prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Understand
One of Japan's Japan's Top 3|Three Great Hot Springs, Beppu is also known as the Las Vegas of Japan, a reference more to its extensive sex industry than gambling. The resort has been attempting to clean up its image though, with limited success.
Get in
By plane
The nearest airport is in Oita, from which shuttle buses run to Beppu (¥1450, 40 minutes).
By train
The Sonic limited express train runs twice an hour from Fukuoka (Hakata) and Kokura, stopping at Beppu before terminating in Oita. If you are coming from Honshu on the San'yo Shinkansen line, switch to the Sonic at Kokura station. From Kokura, you can reach Beppu in 75 minutes at a cost of ¥4290 each way (no charge with the Japan Rail Pass).
An overnight train, the Fuji, runs from Tokyo Station to Beppu in 17 hours, departing Tokyo at 6 PM. If you want reach Beppu in a shorter amount of time, you can take the 10 PM Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto to Himeji, take the San'yo Shinkansen to Kokura, then take the Sonic to Beppu. (12 hours)
Get around
See
Beppu's top sight is the seven (or nine) hells (地獄 Jigoku), multicolored volcanic pits of boiling water and mud, and one geyser. The Jigoku are too hot to be diluted into onsen, and they emerge at various temperatures from 50 degrees Celsius to 99 degrees (122 to 210 °F). Some of the Jigoku have a natural smell of sulfur. If you plan on visiting all seven, you can buy a package trip that may save some money.
Do
Downtown Beppu offers several hot springs to visit. You can't wander too far, though, without seeing the equally promiscuous sex shops, which will usually be quite blatant on the streets. If you're going to visit a hot spring with children, and you're worried about this, plan ahead.
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