2025 Oita Prefecture Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in March)

| Oita, Japan. 🌋A Date with the Aso Volcano | Oita, Japan 🌄Dawn: A Dreamy First Impression of the Volcano in the Clouds I set off early to catch the stunning sunrise over the Aso Volcano. As the first light of dawn gently illuminated the earth, the Aso Volcano appeared like a giant awakening from slumber, shrouded in mist🌅. Standing on the observation deck, the view before me was like a dreamlike painting, with the sky painted in shades of orange and red, contrasting with the wisps of smoke rising from the crater. It was breathtaking. As the sun rose higher, its golden rays gradually lit up the entire volcanic range, the mountains appearing to be edged in gold, every detail shining with the artistry of nature. At that moment, it felt as if time had stopped for this magnificent scene. 🌋Volcano Exploration: Feel the Earth's Heartbeat Up Close Following the winding path to the crater, the ground beneath my feet seemed to tell ancient stories. The massive crater of the Aso Volcano resembled a giant mouth of the earth, exuding a mysterious and majestic aura. Up close, wisps of hot air occasionally rose from the crater, like the fiery breath of the earth💨. The surrounding rocks displayed unique textures and colors, witnesses to the history of volcanic eruptions, each bearing the marks of time. Here, you can truly feel the power of nature, a feeling beyond words, as if you are in sync with the heartbeat of the earth. 🐎Grassland Stroll: Leisurely Time at the Foot of the Volcano Surprisingly, at the foot of the Aso Volcano lies a vast expanse of grassland. The lush green grassland stretches like a giant carpet to the horizon, with herds of cattle and horses grazing leisurely, creating a picturesque pastoral scene🐄. Strolling on the grassland, the gentle breeze carries the scent of grass and a hint of earthy fragrance, a delightful experience. You can also choose to ride a vintage carriage, slowly traversing the grassland, savoring the tranquility and leisure, as if transported back to the romantic Middle Ages. 🍲Local Delicacies: A Volcanic Feast for the Taste Buds After a day of fun, it's time to savor the local delicacies! Around the Aso Volcano, various delicious treats await your exploration. The top recommendation is Aso beef, a gourmet delight nurtured by the volcano. The tender and juicy beef, grilled to a golden brown on both sides, sizzles enticingly, making your mouth water just by looking at it. In your mouth, the delicate texture and rich meat aroma burst on your taste buds, a heavenly experience🥩. There's also the local vegetables from Aso, which are particularly sweet due to the fertile volcanic soil. Whether served cold or stewed, they offer the purest taste of nature.

☀️ A local delicacy in Hita is 'Hita Yakisoba,' which features crispy fried noodles complemented by the refreshing crunch of bean sprouts. The taste is quite delightful. There are also famous beverages crafted from the local groundwater, including beer, sake, and shochu. Many breweries in Hita offer tours, such as the 'Sapporo Beer Kyushu Hita Factory,' 'Lichiko Hita Shochu Distillery,' and a sake cellar museum located in Mamedamachi that dates back to the Edo period, where you can immerse yourself in the rich aroma of alcohol. ☀️ As evening approaches, restaurants begin to light up, and under the blue twilight sky, a hazy orange glow beckons, promising a table of heartwarming delicacies waiting for us.

Adventurous walk to this small hidden waterfall in Oita Prefecture. You walk pass a path between two ordinary houses and you see a huge wheat farmland. Following the route and walk down the humid and slippery staircases you will hear the sound of the waterfall, but yet, where is the waterfall? There’s a very dark tree hole in front of you. You don’t need to crawl over but just lower your body a bit to pass through it. After that, the humongous falls are in front of you. The sound, the ambiance… it is quite fearsome!! We stayed there for 20min and just bumped into one person so this is really a hidden gem that not known by many visitors. #Ryushofalls #Oitaprefecture #Kyushu

For those who love soaking in hot springs ♨️, you must visit Oita Prefecture in Kyushu! We checked in at many holy sites during our trip ✈️! Beppu Onsen ♨️ is famous, oh~ Visited Beppu Jigoku again, surrounded by blue hot springs! The highest water temperature of the hot springs can reach nearly 100 degrees Celsius! When it comes to hot spring hotels, Tangbenya is really great! You will definitely love the outdoor hot springs here 💕! Especially soaking in the hot springs while watching the snow scene is really comfortable! The hotel rooms are also very spacious and new, and the service is super good! There is also a hot spring hotel called Jin Tang Hot Spring Jiu Chong You You Ting! It is famous for their auspicious pet dog in the hotel! This Samoyed named Angel will naturally greet guests and sit obediently for a group photo. It is also a celebrity dog that has been reported by many TV stations and magazines! The hot springs here not only have open-air hot springs but also private ones! It has a very Showa-style feeling! The dinner is also very rich. If you come to stay here, you must try their hotel's specialty Jile Chicken. If you like skiing, go to the 🎿Kokusai Ski Resort in Jozankei Forest Park, it's definitely the right choice! The clothes and skiing equipment rented there are of very good quality for skiing! The snowboards 🏂 are high-end! The ski resort is also very large, and the skiing experience is super cool~ Some local food shops in Oita are also very popular. We went to a restaurant called "Kuju Nonohana no Sato" for lunch. It was a very quiet restaurant and the landlady warmly welcomed us. It was snowing heavily that day, so we enjoyed the beautiful snow scene outside while tasting the delicious food. We ordered the most special chicken tempura 🍤 set meal, and it was really satisfying! Near the Jigoku Onsen in Beppu, about a 7-minute walk away, there is a museum called Beppu Tatsumaki Jigoku Onsen Museum. We went in out of curiosity and found that there were many exhibits about the history of hot springs, as well as "hot spring steam" postcards that you can DIY stamp and check in. If you want to have a deeper understanding of hot springs, you can come here!

The station is full of various locomotives. Friends who like railways are a good choice. This culture is very popular in the local area. Toy stores have a full range of models for sale, and many children are like four-wheel drive. On the large sand table, play the game of operating the train. Local students' costumes, boys are all these pairs of costumes, girls will wear skirts no matter how cold. It is also a very iconic Japanese feature. no! Our Yucca is the forest! The selection of special trains in Kyushu to travel is very popular, and the "Yufuyuan Sen" which originated in 1989 has become a sought-after classic. With the feeling of Hayao Miyazaki's animation, the car body is green and retro. We walk through forests, rivers, tunnels and farmland. The car has a high vision and is a good train to enjoy the scenery. The first compartment is transparent and you can see the cab. The entire workroom is fully transparent, with a sinking design and bright giant glass around it, so that the train does not affect the rear passengers' vision. The wonderful scenery enjoyed by the train conductor, the passengers can also enjoy it, and enjoy the 270 degree view from almost any position of the train. Yufuinsen sightseeing train is the most popular among the Kyushu special trains. The tender green decoration is like the name of the car, giving a feeling of a big forest embrace. The decoration is elegant and fresh, and the comfortable high-level seats allow the eyes to cast farther to the horizon and see more beautiful scenery.

Hita was the territory of the Edo shogunate in the Edo period, and the local houseboats were a tool for the nobility to travel and entertain in the Edo period. Today's houseboats have been modernized on the basis of the traditional houseboat style, and the general fare includes a sumptuous meal. Boat owners and staff will also wear traditional costumes, and boarding the ship is like crossing the Edo period. Sanyagawa's houseboat visitors can dine on the houseboat and watch the fishing show! But remember to make an appointment. We just have to make a photo because there is no appointment. z

Visit the castle town of Gifu Castle

Today we have a seafood restaurant that is famous in places like Japan and Taiwan. When I first arrived, I saw that it was on the side of the road. It was quite desolate before and after. I wonder why there is a name. I dont know the reason why this store is famous after I waited for it, because, too! it is good! eat! Now! I chose the paella recommended by the menu, the fish set for the little friends, and both are very delicious! The good taste is because the chef is proficient in the cooking, on the other hand, because the seafood sashimi is really made now, our shrimp and fish are, no wonder this store will be so famous! z

The Tianzhu Hot Spring in Oita Prefecture is a hot spring that was developed 1300 years ago. This is our exclusive hot spring pool. It takes 48 steps, the hot spring pool in the forest, and the sky in the hot spring pool to see the sky turn from blue to white. It feels good to hear the sound of the water flowing down the valley.

Jinlin Lake is the symbol of the entire Yufuyuan. Many tourists are specially visiting the morning fog of Jinlin Lake. When we approached Jinlin Lake, the first impression was that the lake was too small, and perhaps there was no artificial lake in our residential area. Of course, the lake is not named after the big one, and there is naturally a famous reason here. First of all, no, the scenery here is so good. Around the lake, in the distance is surrounded by the mountains of Buyue, and there are many cafes and tea houses with a strong artistic atmosphere. In the middle of the lake, there is a very conspicuous building, which may be a hot spring hotel. These natural and human factors make such a small lake decorated and beautiful. There is also a hot spring at the bottom of the lake. It interacts with the source of the lake. A cold and a hot heat blends here, making the surface temperature of the lake higher than the normal lake. In the autumn and winter, when the warm lake water is combined with the cold air, a hot air will flow out from the water surface, so these mists will come out. It is said that when the weather is strong, the fog can even cover the entire Tangzhiping street.

The warm ramen noodles in front of the station, the store is not big, only the bar is a seat. Because of the superior location of the station, there are always people waiting in line. Enter the door and buy the coupon on the left mobile phone, and then hand it to the waiter. The waiter will take out a piece of paper and let the customer choose the hardness and the degree of spicyness of the ramen. The automatic ordering machine is the first to push the 1280 yen overlord level ramen. This price is twice the price of the general ramen. Why is it expensive? That's because there is a lot of meat! A thick cut pig pork belly with a fat and thin section along the side of the bowl. hungry? Just point this! The open kitchen is directly opposite the bar. The only master is skillful and skillful. Below, after cooking, the soup base, the noodles, the ingredients, the soup, all under the eyes of our eyes, the heroic Bowl, hand in front of us. First impression: noodles, seaweed, kelp, fungus and sliced pork roast, all floating in a bowl of warm yellow, thick and fragrant soup. Smell in my hungry nose, this scent is awkward and meaty. Under the spoon, drink a soup first: the soup is so thick that it is incredible, the bones of the pig are soaked, the flavor is thick, and the thick is thick into a semi-solid, which can be eaten in the palm of your hand. The pork is crispy but tough, the tendons are soft and the texture is blooming. After eating it, it doesn't matter if the teeth are too much trouble, the pieces are broken and go down with the fresh soup. The mouth is full of meat.

It is scattered with hot springs, places of interest and historical sites. It used to flourish as a castle town and is an area intertwined with Nanban culture and Buddhist culture with rich historical features. The legend of the cave of Qingzhi is the monk of the monk in ancient times. Because he couldnt bear to see the traveler trapped in the dangerous place of the cliff, it took more than 30 years to complete the 185-meter-long length of the chisel hammer. The tunnel is particularly famous here. Later, he was known for his novel "The Other of Enmity" by Kikuchi. Today, there are still countless people who come here to walk around the cave and see the scenery along the way, still be touched by the dedication of the Zen monk. The locals will climb the hill next to them and stand on the top of the mountain overlooking the mountains and rivers. It is said to be another beauty.

A very famous bridge in Nakazu is called Yema Creek Bridge. Yama River is a scenic spot centered on the upper reaches of the mountain in the center of Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture, Japan, and was selected as one of the three new attractions in Japan. Yemaxi was visited by the Japanese historian and thinker Lai Shanyang, and the name of the Yi Han poem "Yama River is nowhere" to marvel at the beauty. Yema Creek Bridge is the longest stone arch bridge in Japan with a total length of 116 meters. It is also known as the Dutch Bridge and is a very popular and famous tourist attraction. I feel that the natural scenery here is really great. The rapids under the bridge are rushing and there are huge stones. People who like fishing, standing on top of the stones, swaying the fish, can fish for a whole day.

Sophie's Japan Kyushu Travel Otaru Oita Station Oita is the same as Fukuoka (Hakata), which is more familiar to everyone. It is a city with food, shopping, and sea views, and it is better than Hakata. The county has the largest amount of hot spring water outflow in Japan, and the number of springs and springs are also in the forefront of the world. Depart from Oita Station, you can take the two special sightseeing trains in Kitakyushu, Yufuinsen and Aso boys. The Aso boy will travel from Oita to Aso Volcano. There are 101 Oitas on this train. Kuro, a black dog, also has a lot of black patterns in Oita Station. If you are interested, you can slowly look for black spots in the station. If you are coming from Hakata, you can take the express speed and get there in 2.5 hours. The fare is about 5,000 yen one way, so it is more cost-effective to buy the Kyushu train pass. Oita Station is also a large station that can directly purchase or activate the train pass. Of course, you can also reserve a seat for a sightseeing train.

Sophie's Hotel Notes Domi Hot Spring Hotel, Oita Prefecture, Japan Dormyinn Dormy Onsen Hotel, a hot spring business hotel with many branches throughout Japan. In Oita Prefecture, Kitakyushu, this is also called the white soup, the price is very real, not just the basics of Saturday, just over 400 yuan. The location is also very convenient, just 100 meters from the left hand side exit of the Kyushu Oita JR train station, and only 30 minutes to Beppu or Yufuin train. 9:30 to 11:00 pm The restaurant also offers free night ramen noodles. After the hot springs, you can come to a bowl and the aunt will cook noodles. The taste of the soy sauce soup tastes a bit salty, and the amount is not too much. It is good to satisfy the stomach. The room is not big, but there are hot water bottles, refrigerators, safes, TV sets, public hot springs on the 12th floor, separate men and women, girls need passwords to enter safe, open time is 3 pm At 10 o'clock the next morning, the hot springs are divided indoors and outdoors, and it is very comfortable to go out and soak. There is also a free washing machine outside the hot springs. If you need to dry, you need to pay. To travel to Kyushu, the price is very high and it is worth living.

Sophies Japans Kyushu Travel Notes Kyoto everyone likes to go there because there are many Edo-era street houses and temples with many world cultural heritages, but they are always crowded Beautiful photos with historical tastes are not easy. Therefore, I deliberately went to Kyushu, which is known as the Little Kyoto in Kyushu. In the Edo era, it was built in the city of Matsumoto, and it is now a location for Japanese TV shows such as historical dramas, TV dramas, and advertisements. Because it retains a large number of towns and stone streets in the Edo period, it is very retro. Among them, the Achilles tendon reproduces the house where the chief family member lived in the past. It covers a large area, and the two tea rooms in the house are still used for tea parties. There is no need to visit the tickets here, but there are very few tourists. Just take off your shoes and you can enter. In the afternoon, the sun shines on the tatami, like sitting on your own tatami to watch the courtyard. If you rent a kimono, it is more like crossing the Edo period.

Sophie's Japan Kyushu travel can see The city of Okinawa in Oita Prefecture, Kitakyushu now retains an urban area of the Edo period, where it always feels like entering the world of comics. There are a lot of homeowners and samurai residences in the city's Shimomachi area. Some of the tickets are free. Some tickets are free if you wear them. Among them, the visible near the is the home of a samurai at that time, because it is free to go in and see. It is not big inside, there is a small Japanese courtyard far less than the courtyard of Kyoto, there are two open tatami rooms and a running tea room but need to take off your shoes. If you are hungry, you may wish to have lunch or afternoon tea. The price of desserts and ramen is not expensive. Another room in the treadmill room has a Guqin. It is actually a place for visitors to play freely. Since there are very few tourists, if you are interested, you can take our Hanfu and take a picture of the piano. Full of ancient elegance.

Sophie's Japan's Kyushu's An old slope slate street next to the Zhucheng Park, the long ladder leads to the houses of the Wujiajiachen above, the streets are quiet, and occasionally Japanese girls wear colorful kimonos. Taking pictures while walking, it seems as if I saw the old Japanese time. This tens of grades of ramp stone street, the two sides of the green bamboo forest, the simple and ancient home in the middle of the ramp, each scene is very beautiful.

Sophie's Kyushu, Japan, travels to the building of the street New Year's Day to Kyoto, a certain crowd, to the small Kyoto building in Kyushu, perhaps you can feel the tranquil Japanese culture at the festival. Oita Prefecture is indeed a small town but has a lot of places to hide. On the main avenue of the most interesting sandwich-style castle town, it is the Merchant Street. It takes about 8 minutes to walk from the bus stop. The entire street is full of Japanese-style buildings, as if walking in the old streets of Dongshan District, Kyoto. The street has retained a lot of old-fashioned shops with folk crafts. There are traditional tea rooms with a long history in eating, weizeng shop, soy sauce shop, rice shop, and fruit shop. There are also folk craftsmanship, cute and interesting hand-made furnishings. Weizeng soy sauce is difficult to bring home, you can eat a 10 yuan dessert pie, or buy cute little ornaments, each about 20 to 30 yuan. The price of things in Kyushu is cost-effective.

Kyushu Castle and Shimomachi, on the edge of Beppu Bay in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, are recognized as "a historical street suitable for wearing kimonos" in Japan. This quiet and old street is really not many tourists. Shimomachi has a number of outdoor scenes of the Edo period, a number of Japanese historical dramas, TV series, commercials and other TV shows. It is built in contrast to the Salt Flats ramp in Nantai. The sloped street connects the old mansions in the upper part and the merchant street below, showing the shape of /, so it is known as the only "sandwich-shaped castle town" in Japan. . Standing on the high slope of Zhibao House, you can see the unique view of the unique streetscape.

This spa hotel has a total of only 32 rooms, each with a large and charming space. Building materials are widely used in Hita's building materials, allowing visitors to enjoy the unique style of Meizhi Township. "Seventy percent, weaving Ji, Nangao, Yusu, and Luxia" are the beautiful plumes that are different here. The only thing that is the same is that almost all rooms face the "Ring Valley" and the mountains behind them that need to be lifted to look up. The new hall has only one type of room, "", which is a kind of plum tree named after a beautiful story. There is a large amount of traditional materials such as Hita Sugi and Wo paper in the room. Without using a nail and a riveting, the traditional craft group made by the card is simply used in this room type. Regardless of the patio, TV cabinet, and room decoration, it can be seen everywhere, at your fingertips, all of which are the epitome of the culture and texture of Hitayama. The designer of this hotel is for women. Indeed, only the sensuality and experience of women can convey such delicate and considerate architecture. The vanity mirror in the room is also hidden. It is a beautiful booth after opening, and the kimono-shaped kimono is decorated below. This delicately designed hotel is also our favorite winter romance. Bathe in a private soup to make love sublimate.