(c)Beppu Jigoku Association
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- Beppu Jigoku Tour
Beppu Jigoku Tour
A geothermal site dazzling visitors with diverse appearances!
- Closest station
- JR Beppu Station
- JR Kamegawa Station
- Access
- Umi Jigoku area: From JR Beppu Station take the Kamenoi Bus bound for Kannawa for around 20 minutes, get off at the Umi Jigoku-mae/Kannawa bus stop, and then walk for around 1 minute.
- Chinoike Jigoku area: From JR Kamegawa Station take the Kamenoi Bus bound for Kannawa for around 10 minutes, get off at the Chinoike Jigoku-mae bus stop, and then walk for around 1 minute.
- Location
559-1 Kannawa, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture (Beppu Jigoku Association)
- Opening hours
8:00 – 17:00
- Closed
Open year round
- Price
- Combined 7-Jigoku Ticket: 2,200 yen for adults and 1,000 yen for elementary and junior high school students.
- Each Jigoku ticket: 450 yen for adults and 200 yen for elementary and junior high school students.
Great Stuff to See and Do!
A plethora of spots for a full-body experience of the nature’s majesty
photo:(c)Beppu Jigoku Association
In the Kannawa and Kamegawa areas of Beppu City, there are numerous places where steam and boiling water erupts alongside onsen hot springs, and from ancient times have been called “jigoku (hells).” The Beppu Jigoku Tour is a group of spots and a tourist route that has been developed so that visitors can safely enjoy these seven jigoku.
The Beppu Jigoku Tour is roughly divided into two areas, and you can walk to five of the areas around the Umi Jigoku (the “Ocean Hell”). The remaining two locations are about 3 km away, so taking a bus to them is recommended.
Vibrantly colorful jigoku and impressive geysers
photo:(c)Beppu Jigoku Association
Each jigoku has its own name and looks different. The most famous of these is the Umi Jigoku (the “Ocean Hell”), which has a significant amount of iron sulfate, a component in some onsen hot springs, that makes the water look blue. There is also the Chinoike Jigoku (the “Blood Pond Hell”), whose red hot mud looks like blood, and the Shiraike Jigoku (the “White Pond Hell”) which has a pale blue color and is surrounded by a Japanese-style garden. The Tatsumaki Jigoku (the “Waterspout Hell”) is a geyser that spews out hot water at regular intervals. Seeing the water erupt and gush forth is impressive, and, although now stopped by a roof for safety, is said to have originally gone nearly 30m up into the air. Due to the richness of their colors and shapes, these four jigoku spots have also been designated as “National Places of Scenic Beauty.”
Some of the jigoku also have footbaths, and you can even enjoy gourmet foods such as hot spring eggs and puddings made with water from the jigoku. Enjoy the power of nature with all five senses!
