The 7 hells are really great fun and the absolute must see in Beppu ! They are all very different, and even though some of them can be a bit touristy, you absolutely must visit them. Buy the combination ticket, which ables you to visit all of the hells. P.S. if you like stamps (which is quite the case with many japanese), this is a great place to collect some unique stamps. So bring your "stamp booklet" ;-).

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.

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.

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.

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.