Experience the best hot spring power in Japan! A quick guide to the eight hot springs of Beppu

Experience the best hot spring power in Japan! A quick guide to the eight hot springs of Beppu

日本一の湯ヂカラ!めいっぱい体験‼︎魅力別 別府八湯早わかり

Beppu is largely composed of eight hot spring resorts, collectively referred to as "Beppu Hattou". From the susugo of Beppu as a numerical value, to the different ways of enjoying Beppu Hattou, all of the hot spring power and Beppu are introduced.

The amazing thing about Beppu Onsen!

The number of sources is the best in the world!

The number of sources is 2847. This figure is equivalent to about one-tenth of the number of sources in Japan. It is amazing because of the fact that there are about 3000 hot springs in Japan, one hot spring resort accounts for this much proportion. Of course, it ranks first in Japan.

The amount of hot spring spring is the best in Japan!

The total amount of hot spring water that gushes out from Beppu City is 102,671 liters per minute. It may be hard to imagine, but if you think about it, that amount would fill 75% of the Tokyo Dome in one minute, so you can get an idea of ​​just how impressive it is. It is the second largest hot spring water in the world.

Seven kinds of spring spring!

Beppu, which is spread over an area of about 14 km north-south and 13 km east-west. It cannot be said to be very large. It is also worth noting that there are personality hot springs such as mud and mushiyu that are not only “soaked”.
* Announced by Oita Prefecture (Reiwa 4)

These are the eight hot springs of Beppu

\\A region densely populated with famous hot springs where milky white sulfur springs bubble up/ Myoban Onsen
Alum hot spring
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It is a hot spring resort in the mountains, where the hot water is particularly rich in Beppu. It is a symbol of the landscape lined with thatched-roofed hot water huts that produce hot flowers from the Edo period. It springs an active sulfur spring that is said to be effective for beautiful skin, acne, etc.

天然の入浴剤として人気の湯の花を製造する小屋が建ち並ぶ
Shacks building to manufacture hot-water flowers popular as natural bath salts

\A hot spring where you can enjoy visiting the hells and walking around the town/ Kannawa Onsen/
Hiryu Onsen (Kannawa Onsen)

Kannawa Onsen is a hot spring resort with a lot of steam rising from the hot springs. It is a popular area known for being the source of moisturizing, skin-beautifying hot springs, with a hot spring area, public baths, and souvenir shops.

国の重要文化的景観にも剪定されている湯けむり風景
The steamy scenery is also designated as a nationally important cultural landscape.

\A hot spring resort in the mountains with a hidden hot spring atmosphere/ Shibaseki Onsen
Shibaishi Onsen

With only two drop-in baths and two hells, this is the smallest of the eight hot springs in Beppu. It has a long history, with Emperor Daigo and Emperor Go-Reizei said to have visited for a cure in 895 and 1044, respectively.

渓流が流れる自然豊かな温泉地
Nature-rich hot spring area where mountain streams flow

\A historic hot spring that dates back to the Edo period/ Kamegawa Onsen
Kamegawa Onsen

This historic hot spring area was even mentioned in the Edo period book "Toyokuni Kikou." There are also many hospitals and resorts that utilize the hot springs.

亀川温泉の街並み
Kamegawa Onsen townscape

\Excellent access near Beppu IC/ Horita Onsen
Hotta Onsen

Since ancient times, it has been a key transportation point leading to Yufuin and Hita, and has flourished as a hot spring resort since the Edo period. There are municipal hot springs and private hot springs near Beppu Interchange. There are also hidden hot springs that feel like secret hot springs.

自然豊かな地に湯けむりが上る
A hot water rises in a land rich in nature

\The center of the eight hot springs of Beppu spreads around the station/ Beppu Onsen
Beppu Onsen

A hot spring resort that represents Beppu. It is a dense area of communal baths where you can enjoy bathing fees for 100-300 yen, with narrow alleyways running across and across the streets.

明治時代から続く竹瓦温泉は別府共同浴場の代表格
Bamboo hot springs that have continued since the Meiji era are representative of Beppu communal baths

\A hot spring with a spectacular view of Beppu Bay/ Kankaiji Onsen
Kankai-ji Onsen

This hot spring area spreads out on the slopes of the mountains upstream of the Asami River, and has an appealing view that stretches all the way to Beppu Bay. It flourished as a hot springs resort after the Kamakura period, and is now a hot spring resort area lined with modern hotels.

観海寺温泉(いちのいで会館)
Kankai-ji Onsen (Ichinoide-kan)

\The birthplace of Beppu Onsen/ Hamawaki Onsen
Hamawaki Onsen

This historic hot spring area is said to have gotten its name from the hot springs that bubbled up on the sandy beach. It flourished as a red-light district from the Meiji to Taisho eras, but now there is no longer a hot spring town and only a public bath.

花街の名残をとどめる一角
A corner that retains vestiges of the entertainment district
  • This article is created based on the contents of "Rurubu Information Edition" or "Rurubu & more." "Rurubu +".
  • The data listed are as of March 2025. Prices, business hours, regular holidays, menus, etc. may change or may not be available due to temporary holidays. Please check in advance when using it, as the content may change.
  • The holiday of stores and facilities omits the year-end holiday, Obon holiday, Golden Week, and temporary holidays in principle.
  • The published fees are in principle the fee including consumption tax that we have confirmed at the time of the interview, and the entrance fee is the adult fee if there is no special mention.
  • In principle, the published times are open (hall) to closed (hall). Please note that the last order or entrance (hall) time is 30 minutes to 1 hour before the normal closing (hall) time. The last order is denoted LO.
  • For the spring quality and efficacy of the hot springs listed, manuscripts are prepared based on answers from each facility.

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