An Illustrated Japan / Kyushu-Okinawa / Oita

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Kokonoe Yume Oohashi

九重“夢”大吊橋

Kinrin Lake

金鱗湖

Harajiri Falls

原尻の滝

Matama Coast

真玉海岸

Yabakei

耶馬渓

Kuju Flower Park

くじゅう花公園

Inazumi Suichu Shonyudo

稲積水中鍾乳洞

Bungo Futami-ga-ura

豊後二見ヶ浦

Mt. Tsurumi

鶴見岳

Usa Jingu

宇佐神宮

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Beppu Onsen (Jigoku Meguri — Beppu Hell Tour)

別府温泉(地獄めぐり)

Yufuin Onsen (Kinrinko Pond)

由布院温泉(金鱗湖)

Takasakiyama Monkey Park

高崎山自然動物園

Kokonoe 'Yume' Grand Suspension Bridge

九重"夢"大吊橋

Usa Jingu (Usa Shrine)

宇佐神宮

Harajiri Falls

原尻の滝

Kunisaki Peninsula (Rokugo Manzan)

国東半島(六郷満山)

Kijima Kogen Park

城島高原パーク

African Safari (Kyushu Natural Animal Park)

九州自然動物公園アフリカンサファリ

Oita Marine Palace Aquarium Umitamago

大分マリーンパレス水族館「うみたまご」

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Beppu Bamboo Craft (Bamboo Weaving)

竹細工(別府竹細工)

Usuki Stone Buddhas

臼杵石仏

Hita Gion Festival

日田祇園祭

Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival "Chikuraku"

竹田竹灯籠「竹楽」

Onta Pottery (Onta-yaki)

小鹿田焼(おんたやき)

Shujo Oni-e (Shujo Demon Ritual)

修正鬼会(しゅじょうおにえ)

Yakata-bune Cruises and Cormorant Fishing in Hita

日田の屋形船と鵜飼

Kitsuki Castle Town Stroll

杵築の城下町散策

Usa Jingū's Shinto–Buddhist Syncretism

宇佐神宮の神仏習合文化

Bungotakada Showa Town

豊後高田の昭和の町

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Beppu Jigoku-mushi (Hot Spring Steam Cooking)

地獄蒸し

Toriten (Oita-style chicken tempura) and Karaage (Japanese fried chicken)

とり天・唐揚げ

Yufuin Yunotsubo Street

湯布院の湯の坪街道

Dango-jiru (dumpling soup)

だんご汁

Farm Stays & Green Tourism

農泊・グリーンツーリズム

Yaseuma

やせうま

Hot Spring Mud Packs and Sand Baths

温泉泥パック・砂湯

Ryukyu

琉球(りゅうきゅう)

Beppu Public Baths (Jimosen)

別府の共同浴場(ジモ泉)

Hita Yakisoba

日田焼きそば