With more than 2,300 source springs discharging 80,000 liters of water every minute, the city of Beppu in Ōita Prefecture accounts for more than 8% of all the hot springs in Japan. One sight of the ...

BEPPU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beppu City’s tourism economy was hit with an unprecedented shock as COVID-19 began to spread in April of this year. Never in our history have we seen visitors drop to ...

Japan is full of hot spring getaways, with the historic Beppu Onsen town in Oita prefecture being one of the country's most renowned onsen destinations. And it's about to get more popular as Hoshino ...

The Oita Prefecture city of Beppu, well known as an onsen (hot springs) resort, turns 100 this year. While a century is an admirable milestone, in the case of Beppu, one has to do a double take. After ...

The FINANCIAL — The city of Beppu, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, has long been a favourite with locals as an onsen retreat. Today, the city will enjoy a boost as an international spa ...

BEPPU, Oita -- Beppu Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano said on March 28 that his city will take advantage of its rich hot springs resources to launch an "onsen" amusement park featuring a hot spring ...

My skepticism grew with every scoop of rich, black volcanic sand the tiny old Japanese woman cast over me with her shovel. She danced around my tall frame gracefully as she buried me, just as she had ...

Omochi, the mascot cat at Aratama Ryokan inn in the Beppu Onsen hot spring resort in Oita Prefecture, is seen in a photo provided by the facility. He was voted No. 1 in the "2024 nationwide ranking of ...

The Jigoku-mushi Purin, or “hell-steamed custard pudding,” is so devilishly delicious that it topped the list in a nationwide survey on which local creme caramels people most want to buy. The dessert ...

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