Oita
Travel guide to Oita Prefecture, Japan's "Onsen Prefecture" with the most hot spring sources and highest water output in the country. Beppu's Jigoku Meguri hell tour and Yufuin's charming Yunotsubo Kaido street are iconic. Hike the Kuju Mountain Range and see Usuki's ancient stone Buddhas. Try toriten chicken tempura, dango-jiru dumpling soup, premium seki-aji and seki-saba fish, and shiroshita-garei flounder.
Oita × Trip
Lake Kinrin Yufuin: Morning Mist, Walks & Access
Beppu Onsen Guide: Hells, Sand Baths & Hot Spring Town
Sun Messe Nichinan Miyazaki: Easter Island Moai Statues
Oka Castle Ruins: Stone Walls & Cliff Views in Oita
Bungo-Mori Roundhouse: Kyushu's Last Fan-Shaped Shed
Kuju Flower Park Oita: Kuju Highlands Seasonal Blooms
Usuki Stone Buddhas Oita: National Treasure Cliff Carvings
Kokonoe Yume Bridge Oita: 173 m Pedestrian Suspension Bridge
Kunisaki Peninsula Oita: Rokugo-Manzan Temples & Buddhas
Nakatsu Castle Oita: Kuroda Kanbei's Coastal Water Castle