# Essential Beppu Travel Guide: What to See & Do

**Discover Beppu: Japan’s Spectacular Hot-Spring City**

Beppu, on the eastern coast of Kyushu in Oita Prefecture, is one of Japan’s foremost onsen destinations. Located between Beppu Bay and volcanic mountains, the city is shaped by geothermal energy. Thousands of hot springs produce an extraordinary volume of mineral-rich water, creating a landscape where steam and hot-spring culture are part of everyday life.

## Experience Beppu’s Hot-Spring Culture

The Beppu travel experience goes far beyond relaxing in a bath. Steam rises through the neighborhoods, while traditional hot-spring customs remain closely connected to local life. Visitors can enjoy a variety of bathing experiences, including public onsen as well as sand and mud baths.

This close relationship between nature and daily life gives Beppu an atmosphere unlike that of other destinations in Japan. The city’s coastal setting, volcanic scenery, and long-established bathing traditions come together to create a distinctive introduction to Kyushu.

## Explore Beppu’s Jigoku, or “Hells”

One of the most fascinating things to do in Beppu is explore the city’s seven geothermal sites, known as the **Jigoku**, or “Hells.” These dramatic pools are too hot for bathing, but they reveal the power beneath the ground through vivid colors, bubbling water, and rising steam.

### Umi Jigoku: The Sea Hell

Umi Jigoku, or the Sea Hell, is especially striking. Its brilliant blue surface comes from iron sulfate dissolved in the thermal water, creating the appearance of a tropical lagoon.

For travelers wondering what to see in Beppu, these geothermal sites offer a memorable way to experience how naturally the city’s landscape, culture, and hot-spring lifestyle fit together.

## Walk Beppu with Neywo

Neywo turns Beppu into a self-guided audio tour. Stories arrive as you reach the place they belong to, and the route reshapes when you wander off it.

## More in Oita

- [Hita](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/oita/hita.md)
- [Yufu](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/oita/yufu.md)

## Elsewhere in Japan

- [Hachioji](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/tokyo/hachioji.md) — Tokyo
- [Higashikurume](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/tokyo/higashikurume.md) — Tokyo
- [Tokyo](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/tokyo/tokyo.md)
- [Aomori](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/aomori.md)
- [Arita](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/arita.md)
- [Fujikawaguchiko](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/fujikawaguchiko.md)
- [Fukuoka](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/fukuoka.md)
- [Himeji](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/himeji.md)
- [Hiraizumi](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/hiraizumi.md)
- [Hirosaki](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/hirosaki.md)
- [Hiroshima](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/hiroshima.md)
- [Hitoyoshi](https://neywo.com/destinations/japan/hitoyoshi.md)

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