Day One Japan

Oita (大分県)

Start with Beppu’s cobalt-blue Sea Hell, then walk downhill past two more geothermal pools in the Kannawa neighborhood.

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Steam rises from the blue Umi Jigoku hot spring in Beppu
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Getting to Beppu’s Hells: Umi Jigoku

From JR Beppu Station (別府駅)

Use the West Exit (西口) and board a Kamenoi Bus toward Kannawa (鉄輪) that stops at Umi Jigoku-mae (海地獄前). The Beppu Hells association lists routes 2, 5, 24 and 41. Check your departure’s stops before boarding.

Beppu Station, West Exit (別府駅 西口)

The Kamenoi Bus for Umi Jigoku leaves from the station’s West Exit (西口). Official transport information

The west entrance of JR Beppu Station
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Public transport in Google Maps Beppu Hells bus and walking map

Three stops in order

  1. 1. Beppu’s Hells: Umi Jigoku (べっぷ地獄めぐり 海地獄)

    Start at the Sea Hell. Walk around the cobalt-blue pool and see how the grounds use geothermal heat to grow tropical plants.

    Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Umi Jigoku visitor information

  2. 2. Kamado Jigoku (かまど地獄)

    Follow the signs downhill to Kamado Jigoku. Its compact grounds show several kinds of hot springs and steam vents in one stop.

    Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Kamado Jigoku visitor information

  3. 3. Shiraike Jigoku (白池地獄)

    Continue into Kannawa to the pale blue-white pool in a small garden. Check buses back to Beppu Station from the Kannawa stop (鉄輪).

    Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Shiraike Jigoku visitor information

The pools on this route are for viewing. Beppu’s Blood Pond and geyser are in a separate cluster. Use the association’s map if you plan to add them by bus.

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