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1. Once visitors exit immigration and customs at Kansai Airport, visitors will be on the 1st floor. Follow the signs for “Railways”, taking one of the 4 escalators or 3 elevators to arrive at the 2nd floor.

2. Once on the 2nd floor, follow the signs to one of several walkways and walk across the road to Kansai-airport Station. Visitors need to exit the air terminal building to arrive at the JR Station (two separate buildings connected by a walkway). Two train companies use Kansai-airport Station: JR (blue/green) and Nankai (orange). Only JR can take visitor to the platform Haruka departing from. DO NOT use Nankai.

3. Before entering tickets gate, find JR Ticket Office where visitors can purchase ticket or reserved ticket for JR train.(there is a huge sign in English above their head).JR ticket office staff may or may not speak English, but they can read place names and train types written in the Roman alphabet. 

4. With one’s tickets, go through JR ticket gate and take an escalator to get to Platform 4.

Visitors looking for a traditional onsen bathing experience in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture, may wish to visit the public bath house of Shitanyu.
The simple bathhouse is located near Lake Kinrinko.

Visitors can enjoy bathing under a thatched roof, very old Japan style.
The onsen is located half indoors, leading outside the hut to enjoy the outside scenery.

Note: the baths are gender mixed and users need to bring their own soap, shampoo, etc.

Hours: 9:00 to 23:00 
Admission Fee: 200 yen
Parking:  Free


 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.
And, not only is there a variety of springs, there are many different type of baths offered here.

In additional to the conventional indoor and outdoor onsen (hot springs bath),
there are facilities which offer sand baths, steam baths, or mud baths.

Ebisuya Onsen 
Ebisuya is a recently renovated public bath house in the rural Myoban district of Beppu.
It provides multiple bath tubs of different styles and sizes, including aroma baths and jacuzzi , as well as steam boxes.

Hours: 10:00 to 23:00 (last entry at 22:00) 
Admission: 1000 yen


 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

And, not only is there a variety of springs, there are many different type of baths offered here.
In additional to the conventional indoor and outdoor onsen (hot springs bath),
there are facilities which offer sand baths, steam baths, or mud baths.
 

Myoban Yunosato 
It is located in the Myoban district on the slopes above the city.
Yunosato provides indoor and outdoor baths with good sulfuric waters.

The outdoor baths have majestic scenery The complex also features shops and huts
for the production of yunohana (encrustations left by hot springs).
 

Hours: 10:00 to 22:00 (until 21:00 from Nov to Mar) 
Last entry is one hour before closing time.
Admission: 600 yen


 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here: Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji,
Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.

Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Umi Jigoku
One of the more beautiful hells, the "sea hell" features a pond of boiling, blue water.
In its spacious gardens, there are a few secondary, orange colored hells and a large,
clear water pond with lotus flowers whose big leaves are strong enough to ride small children.
 

Hours:8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400yen

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here: Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji,
Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.

Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Oniishi Bozu Jigoku
This hell is named after the mud bubbles, which emerge
from boiling mud pools and look like the shaven heads of monks.
Gray thermal mud at boiling temperature looks like the
bald head of a bouzu or a Buddhist monk.
It is located next to the Umi-jigoku.
There are also foot bath and onsen inside the area

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.
Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Shiraike Jigoku
Known from its name, the "white pond hell"has a pond of hot, milky water.
The pond is surrounded by a nice garden and a small, older side aquarium,
taking advantage of the heat of the earth.
 

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen


 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.
Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Kamado Jigoku
The "cooking pot hell" features several boiling ponds and a showy demon statue as cook.
fumarolic activity here used to boil Rice in order to offer to the gods.On the grounds,
visitors can enjoy hand and foot baths, drink the hot spring water,
inhale the hot spring steam and try various snacks cooked or steamed by the hot spring
 

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.
Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Oniyama JigokuTaking advantage of the heat of the earth,
this Jigoku has a largenumber of crocodiles on the grounds of the
"monster mountain hell"It sells the following foods.
Steamd potatoes, egg, corn, bean-paste ban, meat bun, sweet wine etc

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.
Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Yama Jigoku
The "mountain hell" features small ponds of steaming hot water and a small zoo with large animals.
The name of Yama Jigoku (mountain hell) was named after the view with emission of water vapor around the mountain. 

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen

 

Located within the hot springs prefecture of Oita in Kyushu is the world famous hot springs resort town of Beppu.

Visitors can experience eight different springs here:
Beppu, Kannawa, Myoban, Kankaiji, Hamawaki, Kamegawa, Horita and Shibaseki.

It has eight major geothermal hot spots, sometimes referred to as the "eight hells of Beppu.
They are presented to visitors in a rather touristy fashion, which might not appeal to everyone.
Six of them are located in the Kannawa district and two in the more remote Shibaseki district.

Chinoike Jigoku
The "blood pond hell" features a pond of hot, red water effected by ferrous Oxide, Magnesium Oxide and etc.
Aluminium Oxide and a large souvenir shop. It is one of the more photogenic of the eight hells.
People in Japan's past named the Onsen Chinoike-jigoku based on an image of hell found in Buddhism.

Hours: 8:00 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen