This is the collective name for the hot springs that gush forth around the Yufuin Basin. When the neighboring Yunohira Onsen is included, the name is sometimes written as "Yufuin Onsen." The hot spring town spreads out at the foot of Mount Yufuin and boasts over 860 hot springs, the second-highest number in Japan. The main street, Yunotsubo Kaido, is lined with souvenir shops, general merchandise stores, galleries, sophisticated restaurants and cafes, making it a great place to spend your time strolling around town, enjoying gourmet food and shopping. Tourist carriages, rickshaws, Scarboroughs (a circular bus converted from a British classic car), and rental bicycles are also available. A popular photo spot is Lake Kinrin, a rare lake where warm and pure water gushes forth from part of its bed. With an average annual water temperature of 13-15°C, mist rises from the lake's surface in the early mornings of late autumn and winter when the outside temperature drops. Another draw of the town is the town's close encounter with art, with a gallery located within the station building. We are also looking forward to the Yufuin Film Festival in August, which will feature guests such as film directors and actors.

Beppu Hachiyu Hot Springs (Beppu Eight Hot Springs) are the collective name for the eight unique hot spring areas of Beppu, Kankaiji, Kannawa, Myoban, Kamegawa, Shibaishi, Hotta, and Hamawaki. Boasting the largest number of hot springs in Japan with over 2,500 sources, approximately 400 are open for bathing. There are also over 100 traditional communal baths known as "jimo-sen." With nine of the ten types of spring water, the variety makes it the world's best hot spring paradise. You could spend a lifetime enjoying the hot springs. Kankaiji Onsen, with its outstanding views, has been the hot spring of choice for many visitors since the Kamakura period, and its waters are salt springs. You can also participate in the "Kankaiji Historical Romantic Walk," which takes you through the remains of the Otomo Camp, the site of the Battle of Ishigakihara in Kyushu's Battle of Sekigahara, and other famous historical sites. Located in the city center, Beppu Onsen's waters are rich in minerals, including sodium bicarbonate, also known as the "water for beautiful skin."

Hita City, a territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate, is a "tenryo" (imperial domain). Mameda-cho is ideal for a stroll. Visitors should definitely visit the pharmacy established at the end of the Edo period and the Kojiki and Yaoyorozu no Kami Ukiyo-e Museum. Seasonal attractions include the Tenryo Hita Ohinamatsuri (Doll Festival), held for about a month from mid-February; the Hita River Opening Tourist Festival in May, featuring two consecutive nights of fireworks; the summer Hita Cormorant Fishing Festival, counted among Japan's three major cormorant fishing events; the Hita Gion Festival, with its more than 300-year history; and the November "Sennen Akari" (Thousand-Year Light Festival), a mystical display of approximately 30,000 bamboo lanterns. Okuhita Onsen the Oyama River, a tributary of the Misumi River that flows from Hita City. With approximately 10,000 plum trees planted within the town, Oyama is known as "Oyama, the Village of Plums." The Hita Oyama Plum Festival is held every year from mid-February to mid-March, and the area is filled with the scent of plum blossoms.

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