Oita

Ōita Prefecture boasts the largest amount of hot spring spring in Japan, and Beppu and Yufuin have abundant hot springs and diverse spring quality. In particular, visit to Beppu hell such as sea hell and blood pond hell are popular with tourists. Buddhist culture flourished during the Nara period, and the temple complex known as Rokugo Manzan still stands. In addition, the stone buddha and the cliff-buddha of Usuki on the domestic peninsula are valuable legacies that represent Japanese Buddhist art. Usa Shrine is the main shrine of Hachiman Shrine, which has a total of about 40,000 companies nationwide, and is visited by a large number of worshippers each year. In the food culture, seafood such as Kanji, Seki Saba, and Karei Castle, as well as local dishes such as Toriten and Dango soup are specialty.