Oita Prefecture is situated in the northeast of Japan's island of Kyushu, where it occupies an area of 6,338 square kilometers.
Oita is bordered by the Inland Sea and by Miyazaki, Kumamoto, and Fukuoka prefectures.
The prefecture of Oita boasts a wide array of scenery - from seaside fishing villages, to a mountain inhabited by monkeys (takasakeyama), towns renowned for onsen (geothermal hot springs), and mountain plateaus.