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Beppu Jigoku

Oita · Beppu · Hot Springs

Japanese name: 別府地獄めぐり

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First in Japan for both the number of sources and the volume of water. People once could not go near, and called them hells.

WHEREOita

Oita · Beppu

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Overview

First in Japan for both the number of sources and the volume of water. People once could not go near, and called them hells.

About this place

The hot spring system Hells of Beppu (別府の地獄, Beppu no jigoku) is a nationally designated "Place of Scenic Beauty" in the onsen town of Beppu, Ōita, Japan. The "hells," or "jigoku" (地獄) in Japanese, are for viewing rather than bathing.

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Key facts

Designation：Place of Scenic Beauty

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