Beppu

Beppu City Hall
Beppu-shi ; 別府市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Ōita
Coordinates :	33 ° 17 ' N , 131 ° 29' E Coordinates: 33 ° 17 '5 " N , 131 ° 29' 29" E
Basic data
Surface:	125.288 km²
Residents :	118,499 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	946 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	44202-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Sweet scented flower (Osmanthus fragrans var.aurantiacus) , camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Flower :	Rhododendron pulchrum
town hall
Address :	Beppu City Hall ; 1 - 15 , Kaminoguchi-chō; Beppu -shi ; Oita 874-8511
Website URL:	http://www.city.beppu.oita.jp/
Location Beppus in Ōita Prefecture

Beppu ( Japanese 別府市 , - shi ) is a big city and an important seaside resort in Japan .

geography

Beppu is located in Ōita prefecture on the island of Kyūshū on Beppu Bay . It is shaped by its over 3700 thermal springs and 168 public baths. Beppu has around 125,000 inhabitants, but around 12 million visitors come every year and can choose between different hot springs. Some springs are even used as natural egg boilers ( onsen tamago ).

Attractions

Beppu Tower
Beppu- Onsen
Cable car to the Tsurumi
Jigoku Meguri. There are 8 different Jigoku in Beppu. They are very easy to get to by bus (from Beppu train station).
- Umi-Jigoku is a lake whose water temperature is enough to boil eggs. The water color is cobalt blue .
- Oniishibozu jigoku consists of several boiling hot mud holes. Volcanic gas emerges and creates bubbles reminiscent of the shaved heads of Buddhist monks, where the name comes from.
- Yama Jigoku
- Kamado jigoku
- Oniyama jigoku
- Shiraike-Jigoku ( white pond hell ) got the name because of its water color. It is milky white, slightly bluish.
- Chinoike-Jigoku (often called blood hell) is a pond with red water with a temperature of 78 ° C.
- Tatsumaki jigoku
- Tatsukai-Jigoku is a geyser that shoots a water fountain into the air about every 45 minutes.