 The Pond of Blood Hell (a hot spring in Beppu) Beppu (別府市; -shi) is a city located in Oita, Kyushu, Japan. Image File history File linksMetadata Chinoikejigoku_in_Beppu_Japan_001. ...
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Ōita Prefecture (大分県; Ōita-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. ...
Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž kyÅ«shÅ«) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 126,854 and the density of 1,013.78 persons per km². The total area is 125.13 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on April 1, 1924 and is famous for its thousands of onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred. Beppu is Japan's onsen capital, containing nine major onsens, which are sometimes referred to as the "nine hells of Beppu". Beppu is considered a tourist town by the Japanese and is rather picturesque. Like many other Japanese cities, Beppu is sandwiched between the sea and the mountains. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Outdoor pool, Naruko Outdoor Onsen on Nakanoshima island in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture Old onsen in Hakone An private outdoor rotenburo in Gorakadan Guidebook to Hakone from 1811 This rotenburo at Jigokudani Onsen is for Japanese Macaques. ...
Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser A hot spring is a place where warm or hot groundwater issues from the ground on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of the year, and is significantly above the ambient ground temperature (which is usually around 55~57°F or...
The combination of sea, mountains and onsens makes Beppu an ideal location for a summer vacation or even a weekend break from the city.
Recently, Beppu has been undergoing a renaissance. The city subsidized the creation of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, an international university which focuses on International Relations and Business. The university attracts students from over 70 countries, making it the most culturally diverse university in Japan. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (or APU) is a private institution inaugurated in April 2000 in Oita, Japan. ...
Beppu is also famous for its traditionally thriving sex-industry, which a local sex museum (Beppu Hihokan) depicts and commemorates. The Hihokan was founded by a sex artifact aficionado in the 1980s and contains a number of interesting exhibits.
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Buildings Beppu Tower is a 100 metre high lattice transmission tower with an observation deck in a height off 55 metres in Beppu, Japan. ...
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