BEPPU, Oita Prefecture--In ancient times, a local record describes the water vapor and hot water gushing out of the ground in today's Beppu area as "hell." But residents who have lived here have ...

BEPPU, Japan, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BEPPU PROJECT, a nonprofit organization based in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has just installed the new artwork "space II" by art team ...

Looking out from the green-clad mountainside, the city drifts in and out of view as clouds flow over the landscape. When the city does reveal itself, steam in soft white columns rises from streets and ...

A brand set up by a non-profit group to promote goods from Oita Prefecture is boosting not only sales but also well-being in a community fighting the effects of rural depopulation and an ageing ...

Publisher Flyhigh Works and developer Happymeal will release mystery adventure game Oita Beppu Mystery Guide: The Warped Bamboo Lantern for PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store on September 9 in Japan ...

BEPPU, Oita Prefecture--People who bathe in a hot spring daily are less prone to developing depression, researchers found. A team from Kyushu University Beppu Hospital in Oita Prefecture speculated ...

In this scenic land, a major art exhibit called “Techmix” will soon be held, which fuses the traditional bamboo craft of Beppu with the latest digital art. The combined forces that are the head of the ...

There’s a thing I’m not supposed to tell you about Beppu, a hot-spring town in southern Japan that is known as a place of medicinal healing, a resort town with a wide range of accommodation and ...

Roller coasters, cable cars and Ferris wheels are typical rides at amusement parks, but the city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, is mixing the excitement with a natural attraction — its famous hot springs.

Plumes of steam are seen rising from hot springs in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. (Mainichi/Junko Adachi) BEPPU, Oita -- A group in the southwest Japan prefecture of Oita has been trying to invigorate ...

A brand set up by a non-profit group to promote goods from Oita Prefecture is boosting not only sales but also well-being in a community fighting the effects of rural depopulation and an ageing ...