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Beppu Jigoku Tour

Beppu Jigoku Tour

Beppu Jigoku Tour
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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These eight boiling pools resulting from volcanic activity have varying characteristics: one is blood-red in color due to its red clay deposits, another has the largest geyser in Japan, and still another is used for breeding crocodiles.
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  • The travel survivalist (YouTube)
    Shropshire, United Kingdom45 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    7 Hells of fun
    Highly recommend this place. I arrived into Beppu station and walked outside, you'll see the Beppu Onsen hand bath and the Shiny uncle statue. Once you leave beppu station head to the right of these statues and you'll arrive at the information point where you can buy a bus pass, 7 hells of Beppu tickets and so forth. I recommend buying the bus pass for 1000 yen this gives you unlimited travel in the local area on buses all day. Purchase the pass for the 7 hells here too. I believe it cost ¥2100. The bus (3 I believe) takes you to the first hell (Umi Jigoku). Which is where the giant Lillypad room is, and Umi Jigoku sea hell. The rest of the 5 hells are within walking distance from this location. Oniishi Bozu Jigoku the mud hell is cool to see as well, there's a free footbath there. I'd recommend all hells, but my favourite hell was Oniishi Bozu Jigoku where you can try steam cooked food (which is delicious) it's pretty cheap too. I was really surprised. The last two hells are about 2.7km. This took me 15 minutes to walk. It was a nice walk. I wouldn't really recommend the bus pass, but it's a life saver taking the bus from the station to the sea hell and then from the 7th. If you don't like walking much definitely buy this pass. Overall I had a great experience. I really enjoyed here. I don't like beppu much, but seriously loved this place. Highly recommended. I've seen countless reviews of people slating the hells, but personally I had a lot of fun.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 3 October 2023
  • Tony Y
    23 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Take the bus touring the hot springs.
    We came in via a MSC cruise ship. We did our homework ahead of time. we did not pay the $12 going to the nus terminal. We sent to the bus station 200 yards from the ship going to the Hot Springs. Make sure you have change for the bus. The driver does not have change. There are two groups of springs, 5 spring on one and 3 on the other one. You have to catch the bus going from one group to another. These springs are unique. They are all different. It is the main attractions there. So go for it.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 6 November 2023
  • alohatripper
    Honolulu, Hawaii1,746 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sulfur smells and plumes of smoke
    Our first stop once we disembarked on the island of Kyushu from the ferry was to visit this unique attraction in Beppu. On approach, there are plumes of smoke from different places, but the biggest plumes lead us here. There is an admission charge to see more than one hot springs, but, in retrospect, I don't think it's worth it to pay more than the basic fee. Besides the plumes of smoke, the acrid sulfur smell hits our sensory organs. The steam vents remind me of the lava tubes on the Big Island's Volcano National Park. There are many tourists, many Chinese speakers from Taiwan, China, or Singapore. I found this attraction worthwhile if you don't pay extra.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 20 November 2023
  • Subren
    47 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very nice place to visit
    Pretty good place, views are nice. There is a souvenir shop too. Only downside was, you either have to use bus or taxi to go there. The bus can take a while. We stayed there until the place was closed, so we had to ask the staff to call a taxi for us and they did more than just calling us a taxi, the staff waited with us until the taxi arrived! Wow such a service! Overall this place really is beautiful.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 31 January 2024
  • MCC
    South West England, United Kingdom799 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Hells of Beppu
    Beppu Onsen is one of the most famous hot spring towns in Japan. It produces more hot spring water than any other place in the country, and the view of the townscape with plumes of rising steam is striking. Beppu is especially famous for its “hells,” (jigoku), hot springs that reach over 100 degrees Celsius. Although they are too hot to soak in, each has a different character. The hells are located in the hills north of the main town. Within the districts, you can walk to the other nearby hells, but the two areas are 3km apart. The most beautiful hell is Umi Jigoku, or “Sea Hell,” a pool of cobalt blue water, shrouded in steam. It was formed 1200 years ago from the eruption of Mount Tsurumi. The visitor centre had the usual shop full of knick-knacks but on the upper floor there was an exhibition of Japanese Royal Family and other overseas visitors to the site. The waters are too hot to be tried. Another spectacular hell is Chinoike Jigoku or “Blood Pond Hell”, which is bright red, thanks to the high levels of iron and magnesium in the water. The red clay produced here is used to make ‘chinoike nanko’ an ointment that is effective against skin conditions (what kind? Lost in translation). The temperature of this spring is 780 C so bearable, so we had a foot bath. The water was hot but did not burn. After about 5 minutes you were warm all over. The warmth in your feet remained for the rest of the afternoon. No towels or drying material was provided, but being forewarned we took our own tissues. Hot water flowed from a tap at one end of tub and drained away, pomellos floated in the water. You can have lunch at Kamado Jigoku, (Cooking Pot Hell), where you can cook a basket of eggs and vegetables in the hot spring's steam. At each of these place, needless to say, there were a great street food eating places as well as full restaurants and stalls for souvenirs. Interestingly, they had a map of all the eight thermal spring spots which was offered only to visitors who paid to go to them all. This map had a circle for each of the spots at where one could mark a stamp of the spot. When complete it was a special souvenir which many Japanese tourists queued up to complete.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 16 July 2024
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MCC
South West England, UK799 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Couples
Beppu Onsen is one of the most famous hot spring towns in Japan. It produces more hot spring water than any other place in the country, and the view of the townscape with plumes of rising steam is striking. Beppu is especially famous for its “hells,” (jigoku), hot springs that reach over 100 degrees Celsius. Although they are too hot to soak in, each has a different character. The hells are located in the hills north of the main town. Within the districts, you can walk to the other nearby hells, but the two areas are 3km apart. The most beautiful hell is Umi Jigoku, or “Sea Hell,” a pool of cobalt blue water, shrouded in steam. It was formed 1200 years ago from the eruption of Mount Tsurumi. The visitor centre had the usual shop full of knick-knacks but on the upper floor there was an exhibition of Japanese Royal Family and other overseas visitors to the site. The waters are too hot to be tried. Another spectacular hell is Chinoike Jigoku or “Blood Pond Hell”, which is bright red, thanks to the high levels of iron and magnesium in the water. The red clay produced here is used to make ‘chinoike nanko’ an ointment that is effective against skin conditions (what kind? Lost in translation). The temperature of this spring is 780 C so bearable, so we had a foot bath. The water was hot but did not burn. After about 5 minutes you were warm all over. The warmth in your feet remained for the rest of the afternoon. No towels or drying material was provided, but being forewarned we took our own tissues. Hot water flowed from a tap at one end of tub and drained away, pomellos floated in the water.
You can have lunch at Kamado Jigoku, (Cooking Pot Hell), where you can cook a basket of eggs and vegetables in the hot spring's steam.
At each of these place, needless to say, there were a great street food eating places as well as full restaurants and stalls for souvenirs. Interestingly, they had a map of all the eight thermal spring spots which was offered only to visitors who paid to go to them all. This map had a circle for each of the spots at where one could mark a stamp of the spot. When complete it was a special souvenir which many Japanese tourists queued up to complete.
Written 16 July 2024
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なおかり
Aichi Prefecture, Japan6,686 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Solo
I took the 3-hour Kamenoi sightseeing bus that departs from Nishitetsu Resort Inn Beppu and stops at Beppu Station. A female bus guide will guide you through the 7 hells. If you go by yourself, you will have to pay an entrance fee to all the hells, so I think this sightseeing bus is a good deal for 4,000 yen, as it includes a guide and takes you around. You can specify the date and time online. You can get on and off at either Nishitetsu Resort Inn Beppu or Beppu Station, and you can leave at either location, or you can just tell the guide and leave midway.
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Written 16 May 2024
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Hohoho
Wichita Falls, TX179 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Couples
If you are in Beppu already, you may as well go there. If you have to make a special trip to Beppu or an excursion from Fukuoka, it is not worth it. Despite they claim to have 7 jigoku, some are so small that you will be in an out in 5 minutes. If you have to pick one instead of a group ticket of seven, go to Umi Jigoku, the sea of Hell. If you have never seen geyser or mud pot before, go ahead and buy the seven tickets combo.
Written 10 May 2023
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Zimminaroundtheworld
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan1,982 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2020
If you are a first time visitor, you have to start your Beppu tour with the Hells of Beppu. There are seven in total, the first five are all within walking distance and the next two are 3km away which is still walking distance. Each attraction is 400 Yen, or you can get a little booklet for 2000 Yen that includes all Hells of Beppu. All of them are pretty interesting and different. I wasn't a fan of the crocodile exhibit just based on how they were kept, but all the other attractions were beautiful. There is plenty of parking at each attraction and all the walking paths are set up nicely. It is a bit touristy when compared to other natural phenomena attractions but it is well worth seeing.
Written 17 December 2020
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Josephliyen
Calgary, Canada1,268 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Family
To be honest, I think the 2000yen price of admission to all 7 hells or 500yen per hell are both a ripoff. There really isn't that much to see and they set the whole thing up like an airport where it forces you to go through the duty free before you get to your gate (the attraction). Now, if you don't go to the 7 hells, you might as well skip beppu entirely, so you kinda have to do this if you have beppu in your itinerary.

Here's my recommendation if you are in beppu and is obliged to go see these hells. Go to only the umi jigoku, the first one of the 7 in the path, the ocean hell. In this one there is a smaller version of blood hell as well so you get to see 2 of them by just buying a single, 500 yen ticket. Skip the rest. Take a look at the photos on trip advisor. Are they impressive? I don't think so. At 2,000 yen and if you are a family you easily blow close to 6,000 yen just to look at a bunch of tourist traps.



Written 7 April 2023
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Anders
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021 • Friends
I had a fantastic time visiting all 7 of the famous Beppu hells. Each hell yielded a unique experience and it is worth it to visit each an every one of them. If you are short on time I recommend prioritizing Kamado Jigoku!
有名な別府地獄の7つすべてを訪れて素晴らしい時間を過ごしました。 それぞれの地獄はユニークな体験をもたらしました、そしてそれらの一つ一つを訪問することは価値があります。 時間が足りない場合は、かまど地獄を優先することをお勧めします
Written 29 November 2021
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Anita Ho
8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Beppu is very famous for its onsen (hot spring). The Eight Hells Onsen, Beppu is far from your imagination because you can see so many onsens in a place. The eight hell onsens are with individual characteristics. Regrettably that day I visited Beppu is raining heavily so I cannot visit all eight hot springs. I visited two, the first one is Kamado Hell it is famous for it steam so hot that can cook the egg. There are foot spa for free. After enjoy the free foot spa I try the egg and the traditional green tea rice cake. The second hell I visited is the Omi hell. The water is blue in colour so it is named Omi (the sea) The steam from the hot spring is so thick that you know how hot the water is. A souvenir centre is next to the Omi hot spring, first floor is selling souvenir, second floor is like a museum display pictures of Omi hot spring and its history. It is worth to take a look around. Although my visit is spoiled by the weather, at least I visited two wonderful hells (hot spring) I am very happy. One thing I feel very interesting is in Beppu you can find smoke are emitted from the ground, in the hillside that I did not find such view in any place yet. This is because of the volcanoes!
Written 11 February 2020
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Eloise S
Sasebo, Japan19 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Family
The variety of hot springs in such a small area is wonderous and fascinating. It's easy to navigate around them and our kids had such a fun time following the maps and getting their stamps. The only part we were not fans of were the small zoo's attached. It's heartbreaking to see the animals treated in such a way. Otherwise it was a really nice activity for a December day.
Written 2 January 2020
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alohatripper
Honolulu, HI1,746 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Friends
Our first stop once we disembarked on the island of Kyushu from the ferry was to visit this unique attraction in Beppu. On approach, there are plumes of smoke from different places, but the biggest plumes lead us here. There is an admission charge to see more than one hot springs, but, in retrospect, I don't think it's worth it to pay more than the basic fee.
Besides the plumes of smoke, the acrid sulfur smell hits our sensory organs. The steam vents remind me of the lava tubes on the Big Island's Volcano National Park.
There are many tourists, many Chinese speakers from Taiwan, China, or Singapore.
I found this attraction worthwhile if you don't pay extra.
Written 20 November 2023
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vkjaijai
Hong Kong, China671 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
You can see hot spring pools with different characteristics in one place. The staff will also regularly introduce the characteristics of the hot springs. There are some souvenir shops and restaurants inside, where you can buy hot spring eggs and free foot baths. You can also go there without bringing a towel. Buy it there. Since there were many tourists on the day I went, the footbath was also very crowded. If you want to take a dip, you may have to wait a while. Overall, a highly recommended attraction!
Google
Written 9 April 2024
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