Beppu Onsen

Beppu is a hot spring tourist spot with steamy water and the scent of sulfur in the air.
Known as a hot spring city, Beppu has hot springs all over the city, with more than 2,000 sources and over 80,000 liters of water gushing out every minute, both the highest in Japan.

There is a hotel and inn district around Kaigan-dori and Nagaregawa-dori in the central city center, and a bustling shopping district, including Ginten-gai, on Nagaregawa-dori.

There are also many tourist attractions, such as the Beppu Jigoku Meguri (Hell Tour), which is a sightseeing tour of Beppu’s naturally gushing hot springs with their bizarre appearance.

There are eight hot spring villages with different origins, called “Beppu Hatto” (eight hot springs).
There are many types of hot springs, including simple, saline, baking soda, and bicarbonate earth springs, and each type of spring has its own specific benefits.

The abundant hot spring resources are widely used for a variety of industries, from the production of alumite in the old days to geothermal power generation, medical care, flower cultivation, fish farming, and more recently, hot spring mud beauty treatments.