Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

Beppu is one of those places that looks deceptively simple on paper: hot springs, lots of hot springs, and then… more hot springs. But once you actually get there, you realize Beppu is much more than ...

Scalding blue pools, crimson “blood” ponds, and steam-filled streets: discover how Beppu Hells, or Jigoku Meguri, turns Japan’s onsen culture into a wildly visual, otherworldly experience in Beppu, ...

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. There’s a thing I’m not supposed to tell you about Beppu, a hot-spring town in southern Japan that ...

The Oita Prefecture city of Beppu, well known as an onsen (hot springs) resort, turns 100 this year. While a century is an admirable milestone, in the case of Beppu, one has to do a double take. After ...

With 15 years exploring Asia's hidden gems for outlets like Ad Hoc News and Lonely Planet, Lena specializes in immersive Japanese cultural experiences. The Sea Hell, or Umi Jigoku, is the first and ...