Steam Landscape of Beppu

Overview

Steam rises from all over the town - more springs and more water than anywhere in Japan, a city built on its own heat.

About this place

Beppu Onsen (別府温泉) is an extensive hot spring system in the city of Beppu, Ōita, Japan. There are eight distinct major thermal spring zones called "Beppu Hatto"（別府八湯). There are rich hot spring resources in Beppu; the volume of water discharged from the Beppu system is second in volume to that of the Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States. There are 2,909 hot spring vents within the city, and these account for more than 10% of the 27,644 hot spring vents in Japan, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment in 2004. Statistics from the Beppu City Hall show that more than 130,000 tons of hot spring water gushes from the ground every day. This is the second largest amount of hot spring water discharge in the world, and the largest amount in Japan.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Steam rising from the town, More than 2,000 hot-spring sources Genre：Outdoor art and land art

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