Shakunage Garden Mandy Bartok Shakunage Garden boasts over 20,000 rhododendron bushes on a hillside in southern Oita Prefecture.
Culture The Stone Buddhas of Usuki Mandy Bartok Around 60 buddhas are carved into the cliff of Usuki in eastern Oita prefecture and have been designated as national treasure...
Culture Kyushu Or Bust Steve Leavett-Brown A Rollicking Motorcycling adventure to Kyushu in the genre of Sydney to Tokyo by any means
Activities Streets of Beppu Kim Bergström Beppu in Oita Prefecture is a city best known for their onsen culture. The city is also gearing up for their part in hosting ...
Culture The Motomachi Buddha of Oita Scott Brause The Motomachi magaibutsu is a Heian-period Buddhist relief in the city of Oita, in Kyushu in western Japan. This visage in st...
Activities Marvel at the Usuki Stone Buddhas Mandy Bartok Over 60 stone buddha statues dating from over a thousand years ago are carved into the cliffs outside of Usuki town in easter...
Miniature Life Exhibition: Oita 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Oita City Museum of Art looks at works from Kumamoto-born Tatsuya Tanaka, a photogra...
Accommodation Beppu Yukemuri-no-oka Youth Hostel Haruka Saijo Beppu Yukemuri Youth Hostel is located in Kannawa, a great tourist spot in Beppu City, famous for the hell hot springs.
Transportation Oita Station Haruka Saijo Oita Station in the center of Oita, where you can visit from Fukuoka and Kumamoto with easy access.
Transportation Beppu Station Haruka Saijo Surrounded by Japan's best hot springs, Beppu Station welcomes all travelers with a clean and bright facility.
Transportation Nakatsu Station in Oita Haruka Saijo Nakatsu Station is essential for those who live there, those who come to the city for school and business from Fukuoka, and m...
Activities Striking Harajiri Falls Mandy Bartok Harajiri Falls in southern Oita prefecture is a 20 meter high waterfall that is often likened to Niagara Falls in North America.
Activities Takasakiyama Monkey Park Mandy Bartok Three troops of Japanese macaques call Mt Takasaki, just outside Oita City, their home and regularly come down to food, play ...
Culture Nakatsu Castle Shehzad Lokhandwalla Many Japanese cities are symbolized by their castles. Whilst some are really popular, others are not very well known. Nakatsu...
