Amazing experience for the price. You could enjoy the view of those hot springs and relaxed with a feet bath inside. Recommended.

This is probably the most famous attraction in town and could be worth a visit if you have a day in the town. There are seven locations that you have to move between yourself. 5 are close together and the remaining 2 are a few km away so you need to drive or take public transportation to get there. A couple of the pools were impressive and a few less so. Especially the ones with animals were a bit sad due to the cramped cages.

No need to buy the ticket for all 7 sites…2 is enough, either main one, or with fish. Don’t spend time to travel from location to the other, whichever pair you go to is enough. If you have kids, go to one with fish. Crocodiles are sad…25 animals in one small concrete pond. Geyser one is boring-skip it. It’s just water shooting up for a few minutes. Nothing else to see there. The red one is also kind of lame and takes longer to get there then see the pond. All in all, it’s just pools of water that you look at. Nothing that great. Pleasant place to walk around, take a foot bath, and buy souvenirs if you need to kill time or take a break.

Credit cards accepted Free parking We completed the 7 hellls but there's another two that was not on the list. I wanna visit the other 2 when we come back. My kids enjoy completing the stamps. They feel like they're in treasure hunting missions for the stamps. Lots of walking so wear your comfy footwear

Couldn't visit all seven hells. But the place is very interesting. Hot spring foot spaa are also available at some places. Highly recommend for a relaxing time in these foot spas free of charge

We liked this place. It has a big gift shop and a foot bath. The cherry blossom tree was booming when we went on March 23, 2024. It was a Saturday, so it was a little crowded but not too bad. There are not many English speakers, but the important signs are in English. I used goggle translate to interpret the signs that we only in Japanese. One of the 7 hot springs we visited on this day.

Loved it! Absolutely a must when visiting beppu. Only ¥330 from Beppu station and ¥400 to get in. Had a free footbath and some awesome views. Small but still cool to see.

We weren’t going to visit all the locations so opted for the pay as you go. In order to make it worthwhile, you would have to visit 5 or more if you’re going to get the all access pass. We spent an hour on the first one and only had time to visit one more. This site was great. Large and had plenty of photo taking opportunities.

Super fun experience, highly recommend going to this one if you have time for only one hell. The parking is free and you can access five of the seven hells from this one parking lot. Umi is definitely my favorite of all the hells! Make sure to check out the lotus greenhouse as well!

Probably 5th time to come here, never getting bored of this Tiffany Blue and the dynamic white smoke chasing you around. They have cool souvenirs that you can buy only here like Blue Beer, and they have a glass house with blue water lilies and lilac ones, truly amazing. Then you can find the flowers of the season, picturesque red traditional Shrine doors ⛩️and they serve surprisingly cheap desert and coffee to sit down and watch the crowd. Really the best of all Hells! Bonus is the mini Blood Hell that you can see here and don't need to go all the way to the original one that is quite far.

If visiting Beppu, the hells tour is an incredibly enjoyable way to spend a few hours. The different hells all offer something different in terms of water colour, attractions and scenery; taken as a whole, they are thoroughly enjoyable. Buy the book of seven tickets at the first you visit in order to speed up entry to the remaining pools. Be aware that some of the hells showcase animals in less-than-ideal conditions; the white hell and the crocodile hell were quite upsetting to see large animals in very small and sparsely furnished areas.

Umi Jigoku ( Sea inferno) is one of the hot springs created when Mount Tsurumi erupted around 1200 years ago in February 867. It got is name from the color of its water, which looks cobalt blue like the sea

We found the Red Hells nicely done and interesting and worth a visit. The others Hells, not so much.

It is a nice place to visit but I think there are so many more genuine interesting places in Kyushu and Beppu hells is not in the top 5! The hells are nothing special, and it gets boring quite quickly. I think it could have been designed and planned way better.

We did all seven Hells and they were very good but also bad. The worst was Oniyama Jigoku which features crocodiles confined into small cages, and one larger which is so crowded that the poor animals lay on top of each other. The crocodiles, obviously, has nothing to do with the hot springs other than the fact that the water in which they live, is partially heated by hot spring water. A terrible experience.

Interesting,worth to visit. One should pay 2200 yen for all jigoku or hot spring. Japanese really develop all hot spring for public interest. It took about 1.30 to 2 hours to visit all springs.

We did all 7 hells and the first five were lovely to see. The last two are a few km away so most people bus it, which means waiting for a while to get the bus, with what feels like a hundred others. The hot springs were pretty to see, I loved the story for each. The steamed eggs were as egg-spected (giggle). The final hotspring (geyser) was a bit of anticlimactic and most people left after 30 seconds to get ahead of the crowds for the bus. Overall, I'm glad I did it but not sure I'd do it again.

Nice little lake to visit in suburban Japan. Visited on a local national holiday in winter. Weather is nice but take a lot of walk from station (takes probaly 15 to 20 min just walk without stopping. There are man pull taxi service on the road. But not sure how much they cahrge

It’s very touristy and in my opinion not really worth it unless maybe you’re already spending a night or two in Beppu. We only went to the first five as the last two required a bus trip (fare not included in ticket). I recommend just buying tickets for the first hell and the alligator farm and not buying the a ticket for all 7.

This is definitely a tourist trap. Lots of tour buses and hence very cramped experience. PS. Head to Yufuin please. There’s a Ghibli town and it’s free entrance

Amazed at this place, definitely worth a visit! The colours and displays are just amazing. Must check out the greenhouse area, never seen lily pads that HUGE. Respect, amazing, do visit.

It's amazing. The whole city of Pepbu. There is smoke from the hot springs. Up in the sewer, which house or whose area has a fountain eye? The Japanese government. It is allowed to build astride buildings. and can trade Jigoku natural springs are very beautiful and wonderful, with blue and red water, each pond is unique.

The best of the 7 Hells! The blue water makes it look like a turquoise sea, but it is 98 C hot. From inside the building go to the second floor for seeing a photo gallery and a better view of the hot spring area.

It has beautiful garden with 3 different color ponds in one place. There’s a big enough gift shop as well as small cafeteria where u can buy some snacks, too.

It was a foggy, rainy day but our spirits were not dampened to see this crystal blue hot springs. Due to the rain, the beauty of the site might not be fully captured. A section of the path had to be closed off as it was too slippery to walk on. The shop cum historical second floor had a wrap around balcony that allows you to enjoy the view of the springs and trees. My highlight here is the footbath. I enjoyed that!

It is beautiful hells in #Beppu #Japan , the "sea hell" features a pond of boiling, blue water. In its spacious gardens, there are a few smaller, orange colored hells and a clear water pond with lotus flowers whose large leaves are strong enough to carry small children.

Perhaps the most popular of the “hells” in Beppu, this one offers a large cobalt-blue pool as well as a smaller rusty-red one to enjoy looking at. It’s also kind of fun when the wind blows the sulphur-smelling steam over you. I’d like it if there was a bit more information provided about them, and having to walk through the gift shop to get to the main pool feels a little cheeky, but an enjoyable experience overall.

Very nice attraction place to see and take pictures of Japan hot spring. The sulphuric smell is strong (similar to smelly drain). Go there during cold season so that the steam or water vapor is nicely captured. The wind are strong at there area. So wear something warm if you plan to visit. *hint: there is free feet soaking hot spring in the area

This park is really interesting. The natural hot springs are an amazing natural phenomenon that you really have to see. The foot bath was really nice, and the souvenir shop had interesting things worth buying. The price for tickets and souvenirs was a little high, but understandable for such a unique place. We arrived early in the morning, and there was no line at that time, but as we were leaving around noon, there was a long line. I'm not sure if you can buy tickets in advance or not.

My favorite of all the hells and would recommend. The aqua blue water is beautiful as well as the surrounding landscaping. We just missed the azaleas blooming season as their year spring bloom seems to be a couple weeks earlier than normal. At the ticket office, one can buy an entrance ticket to a single hell or the entire set.

Interesting place and smells like ammonia. You’d have to pass through the souvenir shop to get to the jigoku. Get the 7 hells pass for 2,000 yen at wander compass at beppu station. It is way worth than paying individually (450yen) for each place. There is foot bath in some of the places so bring your own tissues or towels if you’d like to use them. 5 of them are in walking distance to each other. remaining 2 you need to take a bus to and honestly you can skip it is nothing much. I actually went to the other two further away because of the stamp collection which I thought would give you something upon completion as I read on google. But no, I was greeted with disappointment when I got to know the stamped paper was it.

The blue color is pretty. There is also a greenhouse that is heated with natural heating, and there are lots of beautiful plants inside. 400¥ to enter each jigoku 2000¥ if you have time to go to all! 😍 This one and the blood lake (chinoike) are the best two so if you are in a pinch go to these. Also, the one with the Tanuki art is nice!

The most beautiful spot in the group of jigoku onsen. The hot water color keep the blue and will become deeper or lighter depend on the weather. Especially, you can see the tropical plants in here. The beautiful season to visit be spring (March, April) and fall (November, December)

Also known as the “Sea Hell,” it is the largest of Beppu’s Hells. It emerged after an explosion of a volcano 1,200 years ago and features striking cobalt-blue waters. Despite being as touristy as the others, I found it to be more authentic and less crowded. There are also a couple of smaller, red-colored pools as well as a garden, a shrine, and a tropical greenhouse. If you’re short on time, this is probably the only one worth visiting.

Very interesting sight of such unique natural wonders of vastly different appearance. Three things to keep in mind: some of the springs are quite far from each other, so total time to see all 7 is about 2h. In the middle of summer, this is a physically demanding task. They try to add shade and some mist machines so it’s a bit less hard but it’s still hard. Price is about 500¥/person/spring but you can get a package deal at 2200¥ for all 7. We decided to see only 3 (the blue one, red one, and grey mud one) and we’re quite satisfied. Don’t buy the package unless you are truly committed to seeing all of them.

This is a good stop for something interesting from planet earth. You can pay by the location 1/7 but honestly the last two are such a hassle to get to by bus with wait times and crowds I would advise to just skip them unless you can do a cab or have a private car. The site overall is very clean and interesting; its all self guided self paced. I did not care for the crocodile enclosures because I am personally against zoo type environments. The other 4 at the top were all interesting in thier own way. The greenhouse seemed overlooked but was quite nice as well. The wife likes the stamp game for her souvenir book and they were good stamps by her report.

One out of nine beppu’s tour - Umi Jigoku. The zen garden has a magnificent landscape. What is extraordinary is the cool hot spring and light blue. It looks like it’s not hot, but it’s 98 degrees Celsius. It was piping hot. There’s also a red hot spring towards the exit area and mini Tori gates. The souvenir shop is located in the middle of the place and accessible before the light blue. They have unique souvenirs from candies, biscuits, stationery and toys. The place has a cafe as well, perfect to take a rest from the tour. I got the blue soda drink. It’s excellent and refreshing. A wonderful and interesting place to visit when visiting Beppu, either for a day trip or a few days stay.

There is a special exhibition in each “hell”. In this most visited “hell”, the special exhibits are royal water lilies, which bloom at our visit on November 14, 2023. The greenhouse is powered by the “hell”. I love water lilies. These royal ones with big green crowns are gems in this “hell”. I was so happy to see these water lilies.

A beautiful onsen that is far too hot to enter, though you can admire it for its beautiful colours and the massive plumes of steam that it shoots into the sky. ¥2200 for entrance tickets to visit all the onsen like this in the area.

The Umi Jigoku is a relatively larger hot spring park compared to the others. Other than the amazingly huge pool of hot spring near the end of the park which fumes a lot of hot air, there’s also a nice compound showcasing how they grow tropical plants with water from the hot spring. The park itself is very well maintained and has beautiful pathways. The gallery in the middle of the park is also pretty interesting, highlighting the history of the park and the Beppu’s culture around the spring. This park is one of the 7 in the Jigoku group. Not all parks are part of this group. You can buy a group ticket to see all the parks or you can buy entrance to each park individually.

Strongly recommend you to bring your own hotel for onsen. Don't bother paying the entrance tickets to cook eggs or steamed bun. There is a ticket booth on the left side (after the cafe), that's the entrance to the onsen. Walk into the onsen place, pay via the vending machine. Private onsen 60min only 2000 yen. Worth the experience.

It was a totally different experience!✨ You get to cook food (which you can select from numerous options : Vegetarian ✅) in the onsen steam♨️ They guide you throughout the process. Very friendly service though! As it is a very famous restaurant, the waiting time is 1hr on an average. So first grab your ticket, submit it on the counter and then you can roam about and hour and come back!

The super-duper disappointing experience! Firstly, the process of ordering food was chaotic and unlike other typical Japanese restaurants. There were absolutely no instructions. Basically, it was a semi-self-service setup, and the prices were quite high. I initially thought that the food would be cooked using geothermal heat, similar to steaming, which should preserve the original flavors. However, to my surprise, the vegetables had no sweetness at all, and both the dumplings and siu mai were too soggy and soft. Only the corn and chicken were somewhat enjoyable. 😩

Great experience. Choose and buy your dish ticket from the vending machine. The staff sill give you plates stacked in a pile and lead you to the steaming area. They guide you to put the food in and hand you a timer for when its done. Ordered the sea dish combo with a tasty chicken rice addition. Most of the meat and vegetables tasted great even though they were only steamed. Needs to be eaten fast cuz cold boiled veggies are not fun to eat.

It was an unique experience. Steaming your own food. Food was okay. It was steamed so it was healthy. And the sweetness of the vegetables was nice. Order process: Go all the way inside to write down your name and get a number tag. Order your food from the machine and get the receipt Wait for your number to be called. Ours took 50 mins. Collect your food once your number is called. They will give you your food and a timer and tell you your steaming pot number. Then you proceed to your steamer and steam your food! There are people there to help you and explain the process to you.

Tourist trap. We ordered the seafood set meal and meat set meal. Each was 1700yen. It was WAY overpriced for what was given. I thought we were paying for the experience, but at the cashier, the staff shoved a calculator and a laminated piece of paper in our faces, telling us to cough up another 200yen each. She didn’t even bother to explain properly until I questioned her. Apparently, there’s a price to use their steamers, 200yen per person! It was ridiculous. The overpriced cost of 1700yen should more than enough cover the “steaming”. Worse, the food items. Basically the shop gives an experience of putting food into a traditional steamer. But that’s it. All the food items are steamed for 15 mins. This meant the meat and seafood were both way overcooked, the hard vegetables like potatoes were not cooked enough. Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, carrot, corn etc were all not sweet. Bland and tasteless. The baby cabbage tasted spoilt. The rice was nondescript too. It was way too mushy and bland. Overall, without the bottle of black sauce, one would find it hard to stomach the food. Conclusion: highly not recommended unless you just want to try the whole “tourist checkpoint” experience here.

I really like the food here since it is all steamed. I think you should come here for the experience itself and not for the food! Would definitely recommend this as a must-eat spots when you are in Beppu! It is also conveniently located near the Kannawa bus station - 1 minute walk from it! I came around 5/5.30 and didn't have to wait at all!

Awesome experience to cook the food using onsen steam. The staff gives you instructions on how to open and place the food in the steam oven. The food itself is just okay. Since it is just steamed vegetables and meat I was able to eat gluten-free

There was a long line but we took the number first and strolled around so when we came back we could just enter right away. You can buy the food from the vending machine and you will be able to put it inside the steam. Once you wait for 15 minutes, you can take it out and start eating. Pretty cool experience.

Come here for the novelty factor. Self-cooking your food using volcanic steam. Food itself is just ok. Seafood from frozen. Pricing model is a bit odd, with a separate ¥400 steaming fee. Discourages smaller dish only purchases as you want to amortise the fee across more or larger purchases. Should probably be built into food pricing though.

A unique experience to steam your food by utilizing heat from the hot spring. The queue was long with an hour wait. However, you would be given a numbered ticket with a return time. I found it good that we could wander around the area. Beppu is a town of hot springs. I found it interesting to see steam coming up from everywhere and a lot of chimneys making use of the heat underground. About the food in the restaurant, it was average. But I recommend the experience, which is unique in Beppu.

Great experience, a must do in Beppu. The restaurant has vegetarian and vegan options, but the only vegetarian sauce if the ume (plum) sauce, so make sure you ask for this one. You get a number at the reception, order on the machine, take a footbath just outside if you have to wait, and come back to make your food. The negative thing is that when you come back to give your order receipts to the receptionist, you suddenly have to pay 400 yen for a steaming basket. This was unexpected and honestly a bit strange. I wouldn't expect this in Japan and was quite disappointed by the lack of communication beforehand about this. However, the food was good, cooking it yourself is a nice experience (don't burn your face when you open the cooking thing) and the price for the food is decent.

A good experience steaming your own food. My tip is to order the food items ala cart. Do not order the 1 person set. Instead go for the naturally tastier food items such as mushrooms with butter, the seafood etc. The plain steamed vegetables will turn out bland. In addition, you can purchase 2 sauces for 100-200 yen. We got the mala and spicy miso, it added to the enjoyment of the meal.

Cool place to visit. The waiting time is long during rush hour. Unique experience to enjoy the steamed food. We ordered the seafood pack and meat one. The portion was not big. Steaming our own food took 15 mins resulting in the shrimp and meat was not tender anymore. However, still a once in a lifetime experience. There’s also onsen water to try.

We’ve been there not to expect about good taste but for experience. This is self service restaurant and I would like to share the process of purchase : 1. Get a queue number from the staff at the counter. 2. Select/purchase the meal you need at the machine. Every order must be on top with a pot cost 400 yen. 3. Waiting for your number calling and give the coupon of the food purchased. 4. To collect the food and food counter. And you will get the number of the pot. 5. Go to the pot number you got then the staff will guide you to cook it. 6. Select the table available and wait until the time. 7. Comeback to your pot to get the food once finished. OMG! Sound fun right 🤣🤣🤣

Get a number from the counter first before getting your meal ticket from the machine. There will be a wait before your number is called, and you can hand them your number tag and meal ticket. After you hand it to them, they will start getting your food ingredients ready and give you steam box number, timer, etc. head to the steam room, and there will be someone there to help you. You just put the food in, when the timer goes off, take it out, that's all. The food is fresh but tasteless, and there is no other seasoning but soy sauce on the table. Bring your own seasoning if you can't it bland food. Otherwise, it's a cool experience.

Really friendly and helpfull staf at this tourist office. The lady spoke very good english and had helpfull maps and timetables for the busses.

(Translated by Google) Good and helpful information about Beppu. Friendly employees served us. (Original) Gute und hilfreiche Informationen zu Beppu. Freundliche Angestellte haben uns bedient.

This tower is junky AF. But I still liked it. As many other people have already noted, cracked and dirty windows are in abundance. I think that makes it fun, though. I came at night so the city lights were fun, but I would have liked to have seen the ocean and landscape. ¥300/adult. Beggars can't be choosers.

Windows are dirty, there are tables placed by them so it's hard to really enjoy the 360 view, especially because of almost no free space by the western side. And the place is too intensely lit inside during the night, making observation even less enjoyable. Better go to the Global Tower in Beppu.

Nice view of Beppu. It worth the ticket in a sunny day.

The tower is somewhat of a landmark in Beppu, and it used to be really pleasant to look at, unfortunately, it was sold by the city to a private company and they painted it bright white for some reason. Now it looks like an eyesore.

This pond is part of Beppu’s “7 Hells” and has been around for more than a thousand years. The red color comes from the mud at the base of the pond, which is rich in iron oxide. To be honest, there isn’t much else to do besides seeing the pond, and it felt too touristy for my liking. If I’d known, I would’ve just visited Umi Jigoku, skipped this one, and explored other things instead. It’s only worth it if you have plenty of time to spend in Beppu.

The blood-red water churns and boils, sending plumes of steam into the air. The surrounding air is thick with the smell of sulfur (rotten eggs), a common occurrence in geothermal areas. There's a viewing platform that allows visitors to get a good look at the pond without getting too close. Due to the rain, the road could be slippery. There is a place where you can enjoy foot bath. Thereby you can bring a towel or buy it at the souvenirs shop. No wait.

This one is pretty neat because of it’s size and color. However, if you want to spend less time at the hot springs, there is a small red one at Umi Jigoku, which also has a big blue one and other things. If you want to see blue, red, and clay, you could just do Umi and Kamado to see all of those plus other things like shrines, the face steamer (Kamado), Torii gates (Umi), etc.

A stunning inclusion in the Beppu hells tour - blood-red waters and beautiful surroundings make this one of the best to visit. The on-site foot bath is also a very pleasant inclusion. Regular buses make transport from the main group of pools to this easy and straightforward.

Easiest the coolest hot spring amongst the 7 hell springs. Do keep in mind to come in earlier & take a seat to get a good view. Would definitely recommend doing this last as you can just sit and admire this majestic natural phenomenon.

The Chinoke Jigoku is a small area of jigoku amongst the other two jigokus that I had visited. The fee is same as JPY450. Albeit the occupied area is rather small than that of others, it is very interest for visitors to wait and see the intermittent erupting of hot stream water column for every half an hour. This eruption of the water column as you can learn from information pamphlet by the Jigoku that it is just a geo meachism of temperature rise from underground hot stream water plus the rise hydro- pressure within the underground. Bring your children here to learn and enrich their geo knowledge.

The 6th hell of the 7th hell tour. The natural spring main pool is fairly large and has a taller vantage point for good views. The color is a deep blood orange. This is nextdoor to the 7th hell spring as well as having a bus stop that takes leads back into shoreline beppu.

Biggest red hot spring and was my first stop before heading to the other hot springs. There’s a bus from the station to this location

Chinoike Jigoku or Blood Pond Hell. The water is red because of the clay. The temperature is 78 degrees Celsius. You can view it from the ground or from the top of the staircase at the site. They sell ointments from this pond; I don't have an idea if it's effective. This is the only hell selling such though. If you want to try the foot bath, better wear appropriate footwear on your visit.

"The Blood Pond Hell" is the most ancient natural hell in Japan and can be characterized as a pool of scorching red mud. Throughout history, this red-hot mud has been utilized in numerous ways, such as producing medications for skin ailments, dyeing fabrics, constructing house pillars - and torturing people to death! ☠️👹

This park is pretty small and the highlight is the red clay hot spring (thus giving it the name red blood hot spring). The view of the hot spring and the surrounding trees is pretty. The park doesn’t boast too much else.

Fun and entertaining experience in visiting all 7 "hells" to see the different types of hot springs and their water. The steamed food is recommended. The second floor of the building with the museum of historical photographs and timeline is worth visiting.

As advertised. A blood-red pool of steaming water at temperatures close to 80 Celsius. Not much to else besides the souvenir shop.

A part of Beppu's 7 hell hot springs. Nothing much to see. But for a tourist like me, it's something that I need to visit and take a photo of it, right? By the way, soaking you feet in a hot spring feels good.

Visited all 7 onsens of jugoku. Bought the combo ticket for 2000 yen with a online coupon from their website instead of paying 450 each at the gate. These places are really great and fun to see.

This is one of the better Hells, and not as crowded as the others. Still, overexploitetd of course.

(Translated by Google) The entrance is lit with self-generated neon lights and looks beautiful every day! ️The food is delicious and there is a rooftop hot spring pool❗ will enter in a swimsuit❗️ It's the best while looking at the sea 😃⤴️⤴️. (Original) 玄関は自家発電のネオンが毎日綺麗ですよ‼️料理も美味しく、屋上温泉プール❗ が水着で入れます❗️ 海を眺めながら最高😃⤴️⤴️ですよ。

(Translated by Google) Because I'm marrying my boyfriend (Original) 彼氏と結婚するから

Last stop on the “Hell’s Hot Springs” tour in Beppu. A geyser (think Old Faithful) hot spring with a fairly regular schedule. The onsen has a large amphitheater for tourists to watch. This geyser would normally rise 30 meters high, but is capped with a sting structure.

Tatsumaki Jigoku is a geyser. When I arrived, it wasn't spouting yet. During the wait, I bought a frozen yogurt from the store. There were lots of seats for the viewing and other people were waiting, too. Check how much time you have before you need to catch the bus if you haven't done the 5 other hells in the other area. This hell is right beside the Chinoike Jigoku, just walk downwards and stay on the righthand side.

亀の井バスの地獄めぐりツアーで訪問。 このツアーの1番の見どころでツアー中ガイドさんが何度も噴出の様子の確認の電話をしていました。 それくらいツアーでも目玉として捉えているようです。 ここの噴出時間に合わせて他の順番や滞在時間を変更しているようです。 私たちのツアーもそれほど待つこともなく噴出が始まりました。 噴出の勢いはいいですが飛び過ぎないように上に石の蓋をしているので少しモヤモヤした気持ちにはなりました。 (Translated by Google) Visited on the Kamenoi Bus Hell Tour. It was the number one highlight of this tour, and the guide called us many times during the tour to check on the eruption status. It seems that they consider it as a highlight of the tour. It seems that other orders and stay times are changed according to the eruption time here. Our tour didn't have to wait long before the eruption started. The force of the eruption was good, but there was a stone cover on top to prevent it from flying too far, so I felt a little uneasy.

It’s the geyser hot spring. I was lucky enough to visit during “showtime” (when the geyser is most active). And wow, the geyser really spits out a lot of hot pressured water! Unlike the other parks, this one doesn’t have a big hot spring. Only a small one surrounding the geyser. A commonly missed thing about the park is that there’s a garden path behind but most tourists would just gather around the geyser.

Geyser was cool! Maybe not a must see, but worth going if you buy the pass. 😁

地獄めぐりの中でも躍動的な間欠泉といって噴き出す温泉です。 上方に勢いよく５０メートル近く噴き出すので、今では屋根を付けて屋根の高さ以上噴き出さないようにしてあります。 屋根なんか外して５０メートル噴き出す方が観光的にもいいと思うのはワシだけでしょうか？たまには屋根を取って欲しいですね。 噴出の感覚はだいたい３０分位なので、一度噴き出したのを見ると暫く待たないといけないかな。 ただ世界的にみてもこんなに定期的に３０分という短い時間で噴き出す間欠泉はあまり無い様です (Translated by Google) It is a hot spring that gushes out as a dynamic geyser even in Jigoku Meguri. Since the volcanic eruption erupts nearly 50 meters upwards, we have installed a roof so that the eruption does not exceed the height of the roof. Am I the only one who thinks that removing the roof and spewing out 50 meters would be better for sightseeing? Sometimes I want you to take the roof off. The feeling of eruption is about 30 minutes, so once you see it erupt, you have to wait for a while. However, it seems that there are not many geysers in the world that erupt regularly in such a short time of 30 minutes.

This one was boring. It is literally just hot water shooting up. There is nothing else to see except for the good sized souvenir shop (which is the only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1).

Long waiting for a 5 mins show. Even a real volcano pressure pushes up the water because of an artificial block that reduces the overall effect!

Wait around 30 minutes to see a small geyser that is stunted because they built a cave around it to prevent the water to reach higher. Only do it if you bought the 7 hells ticket and you have time to spare. Being the last hell of the tour, after like 3 minutes of it errupting the bus stop outside is packed because it makes everyone leave at the same time.

Long wait, but not bad. Just hope there are more food options while we wait.

血の海地獄同様に少し離れているため、車で行った方が効率良いです。 竜巻を起こすイベントは15分に一回くらいなので 着いても、少々時間はかかります！ 竜巻地獄は飛沫が激しくて、飛沫が舞うと同時に湯気も出て、それが竜巻のように見えます。 2回目なので、久しぶりに見た時は懐かしくなりました。 竜巻地獄の裏はお花畑があるので、ついでに見て行くのも良いと思われます。 (Translated by Google) It is more efficient to go by car because it is a little far away like Sea of ​​Blood Jigoku. A tornado event occurs about once every 15 minutes. It will take some time to get there! Tornado hell has a lot of splashes, and steam comes out at the same time as the splashes dance, which looks like a tornado. It's the second time, so I felt nostalgic when I saw it for the first time in a while. There is a field of flowers behind Tornado Jigoku, so it might be a good idea to take a look at it as well.

If you are lucky enough, you can see this spectacular phenomenon immediately, otherwise, 30-40 minutes interval of squirt of hot water while duration is around 6-10 minutes each performance. Seating with over 100 covers in front of the fountain like a outdoor grand theater.

It's OK, but it's not like Yellowstone in any way. The bus situation to get there and the waiting involved didn't contribute much. If you are doing the 7 hells, I would pass on these last two because they eat up a lot of time and are just ok. The main detractor is the long wait to get a bus down to the location and the the mass exit as soon as the geyser erupts...and the resulting 3 bus wait to get back to the start.

Went in and was lucky the geyser was at work. It’s a small place and not worth the wait if you want to see the geyser (it’s exactly what it is that you see in videos). Stayed for literally a minute. Went in as part of the 7hells pass I got from wander compass (2,000yen). Also, photo of the completed stamp sheet for memories. The gift of completion is “memories” 😊

After watching videos of Old Faithful in Yellowstone, I felt like restricting the actual height was a bit of a disappointment. It would’ve been better to have it more open. Not sure why they built the building too close to it… 残念です。

Very cool! You wait 30-40 minutes and then the geyser spits water for 6-10 minutes. Unfortunately they have restricted the geyser from shooting in the air, but it is still very cool. The ones in Island only shoot for like 10-20 seconds!

This is one of the iconic 7 hot spring spot of Jigoku Meguri or The Hells Tour. Located near the Chinoike Jigoku, basically you can just take a walk. We can se small geyser here, there are also small souvenir store, and gelato shop. It said that the geyser errupt in every 30 min, so while waiting we can shopping, or playing with their mascots.

Well respected figure of Beppu who loves children.

(Translated by Google) ♨️ It's amazing‼ ︎ Kumahachi Sa-n ♨️ A great man who made Beppu Onsen a national district ☝🏻 There is a comical bronze statue of Mr. Kumahachi in front of Beppu Station 👍🏻 I'm from Uwajima City. Great achievement 👏🏻 He invested his own money and made efforts to promote Beppu with his own philosophy of hospitality and various unusual ideas. ⭐︎ In order to promote Beppu all over Japan, a stone monument was set up on Mt. Fuji ... Mt. Fuji, the sea in Setouchi, and Yu in Beppu ... ⭐︎ Started operating a regular sightseeing bus with guidance from Japan's first female bus guide. ⭐︎ Opened Kamenoi Hotel ⭐︎ Established Kamenoi Bus etc. Bronze statue is 🤔 Raise both hands with one foot, and look for the hell-touring little demon clinging to the cloak with the hot spring mark that Mr. Kumahachi wears 👀 (Original) ♨️凄いぞ‼︎熊八さ〜ん♨️ 別府温泉を全国区にした偉人☝🏻そんな熊八さんのコミカルなブロンズ像が別府駅前にあります👍🏻出身地は宇和島市。 偉業👏🏻 私財を投じて自らのもてなしの哲学と様々な奇抜なアイデアで別府の宣伝に努力されました。 ⭐︎別府を日本全国に宣伝する為に、富士山に…山は富士、海は瀬戸内、湯は別府…の石碑を設置 ⭐︎日本初の女性バスガイドによる案内つきの定期観光バスの運行を開始。 ⭐︎亀の井ホテルを開業 ⭐︎亀の井バスを設立etc ブロンズ像は🤔 片足で両手を挙げ、熊八さんがまとう温泉マーク入りのマントには地獄めぐりの小鬼がしがみついているので探してください👀

(Translated by Google) Yuya Kumahachi, who turned the hated land into a major theme park by changing his mindset. You can also enjoy the era of Reiwa! (Original) 忌み嫌われていた土地を、発想の転換で一大テーマパークにした油屋熊八翁。令和の時代も楽しめる！

(Translated by Google) The famous product in front of Beppu Station (front side) is the statue of Kumahachi Aburaya. It looks like it's jumping up, but it's not. Conversely, this is the moment when Kumahachi Aburaya, who went to heaven, descends to earth. The one you are holding next to you is an angel who came down from heaven with you. Did you know that if there is a statue of Kumahachi Aburaya on the front side of Beppu Station, there is a work by the artist Taro Okamoto on the back side? Please take a look at it. The place is a dermatologist, about 50 meters away. (Original) 別府駅前（表側）の名物は油屋熊八像。 バンザーイして飛び上がっているように見えますが違います。逆に天国に行った油屋熊八がまさに地上に降り立つ瞬間のシーンです。横でつかんでいるのが天国から一緒に降りてきた天使さんですね。 で別府駅の表側に油屋熊八像があれば、裏側には芸術家岡本太郎の作品があるのは知ってましたか。ぜひ合わせてご覧になってください。場所は50mほど歩いた皮膚科の所です。

(Translated by Google) A bronze statue in front of Beppu Station. Before hand bath. I change clothes depending on the time👕 They are very friendly. Thanks to Mr. Kumahachi, Beppu is here👍✨♨ (Original) 別府駅の目の前に有る銅像。 手湯の前。 時期によってお着替えしてます👕 凄く親しみがあります。 熊八さんのお陰で今の別府は有りますね👍✨♨

Awesome

(Translated by Google) Beppu is famous for its hot springs, and Kumahachi Aburaya is said to be the person who popularized them. There is a handbath next to this bronze statue, so be sure to check it out. It would have been better if it was a footbath (^_^;) (Original) 別府は温泉が有名ですが、それを広めたのがこの油屋熊八さんだそうです。 この銅像の隣には手湯があるので是非。足湯だったらもっと良かったのにな(^_^;)

(Translated by Google) I didn't know about Kumahachi Aburaya, but he seems to have been a major factor in establishing Beppu as the best hot spring resort in Japan. (Original) 油屋熊八のことは知りませんでしたが、別府の日本一の温泉地としての地位を築く大きなきっかけを作った方だそうです。

(Translated by Google) He seems to be a great man who made Beppu a national district. A comical bronze statue of one of these contributors has been made in front of the station. It's so funny to be careful about fire. I guess this simple appearance is proof that she is loved. (Original) 別府の街を全国区にされた偉人らしいですね。 そんな貢献者の方が駅前で滑稽な姿の銅像になっています。 火の用心の襷が何とも愉快で。 こんな飾り気のない姿が愛されている証なんでしょうね。

(Translated by Google) A somewhat pop-like bronze statue of Kumahachi Aburaya, the father of Beppu. The famous slogan that made Beppu famous all over the country is ``The mountains are Fuji, the sea is Seto Inland Sea, and the hot springs are Beppu.'' (Original) 別府の父、油屋熊八のどこと無くポップな銅像。別府を全国に知らしめた「山は富士、海は瀬戸内、湯は別府」の売り文句は有名だ。

(Translated by Google) A statue of Kumahachi Aburaya at the east exit of Beppu Station. Shiny uncle, the person who made Beppu famous. The person who coined the catchphrase, ``The mountain is Fuji, the sea is the Seto Inland Sea, and the hot springs are Beppu.'' Oita Mirai Shinkin Bank donated it to the city in 2007 to commemorate its 80th anniversary. (Original) 別府駅東口の油屋熊八の像。 ピカピカのおじさん、別府を有名にした人。「山は富士、海は瀬戸内海、湯は別府」のキャッチフレーズを作った人。 大分みらい信用金庫が創立８０周年を記念し、2007年に市に寄贈

Plenty of rides and attractions in this medium sized park in the mountains. It's definitely geared towards children more but even adults can enjoy what they have to offer. The prices are fair and the value you can get out of it is just great.

Buying a daypass is really worth it, especially if you’re a children. I love the rollercoasters and the one ride called “Newton”.

Great place to enjoy the whole day. Need whole day to enjoy all the rides.

Can occupy the whole day. 1500 yen for entrance fee for adult. If u wanna play the rides , U have to pay extra 4300yen pass or pay per ride (cost around 300-1000yen depending on which ride). Worth going.

Definitely visit in the winter for ice skating! Cute theme park. Loved going on Jupiter (gave me a headache though). I don’t recommend going to Ice World (such a meme of a ride). Food here is average!

It's a great park to have fun with friends, good for families since there are lots of things for kids to experience as well. I recommend getting the 3,300 yen tickets if you want to experience a lot of the rides. Paying for each will eventually become costly. You can buy your tickets at beppu station information counter. If you drive you'll pay 500 yen for parking. If you use the bus it will cost 800 yen for roundtrip to the park from beppu station. I've been here so many times now but still enjoys it alot.

A small amusement park that is fun, clean, well maintained, and friendly staff. Price is quite high for what it offers.

We came here with a 6 yos and 2 yos and they both enjoyed all the games/rides in the park. The weather was not good so many games were closed, but we still enjoyed our experience here.

Old fashioned theme park - I guess for younger kids it can be ok. Some of the rides are pretty average, with one rollercoaster being ok. My 11 and 13 boys got bored quite quickly

We've been a couple times...last visited in 2009. Both times we went during the weekday during the school year so the park was basically deserted. The surroundings are very beautiful and the park is nice, the rides fun. The kids are no longer kids so we'll never go back but running around the empty park is still a great memory.

It is a very nice Place and a pleasure to enjoy with friends ☺️.

One of the best amusement park. There were different types of roller coasters. Jupiter and the 360 roller coaster is the best. So many attractions. You need a whole day to finish all the rides. We had a great experience and lot of fun. All the rides are exciting. Some attractions have to pay. There are lots of restaurants and a souvenir shop. Love the park and want to visit again.

Kijima Kogen park is a nice little amusement park that is a lot of fun for kids and adults. There are a lot of fun rides for little ones. We came in January and many shops were closed, but there were no lineups for the rides, so the kids had a great experience. My kids were already asking when they will be able to go back.

This is one of the best places to view the city and the mountain behind. It’s not a tough drive and parking is easy and free. The observatory is relatively empty and quiet. There is also a deck where you can take better pictures from. There is a toilet here as well.

Nice observatory to look at the beautiful city of Beppu. You can see the mountains and the smokes from the onsens. Nice place to enjoy the sunrise and sunset. There's a nice parking where you can sit in your car and view the scenery.

Nice observation deck with roughly 6 free parking spots (yeah!). You can go on top of the tower or hang around on the fence till you see the sun setting behind the mountain. I like to see the steam coming from the buildings built close to the mountain ridge. I think this place is very decent to see the spectacular views from this city.

Nice view of onsen town

Best place to see the Beppu City with all the smoke come out from the onsen from the top. Free parking lot but limited. Day time or night time, both are beautiful.

It is really far from the tourist area and hard to get to with public transportation. I ended up having to walk an hour there an hour back because I keep missing the bus that's every hour. The view is amazing, it's a small observantory, there is no public toliet or stores.

Lovely lookout of Beppu. Possibly not the best view of the onsens, but it makes for some nice nighttime photography.

Can have a good view of Beppu. Free parking available.

We went during the daytime. It isn’t worth the trip unless you visit in the evening to see the chimneys of white smoke. It is a small area in a residential neighborhood.

I went with a rented bicycle 🚲 The view is nice and you can admire the smoke coming from the hot springs and Hells (Jigoku). You can’t see the sea. 5 minutes by bicycle and you can reach the splendid Kifune castle! That view is spectacular because you can see mountains and sea.

Some review say they can see the view from any other place. But you need to appreciate that they build this for people to view scenery WITH free parking for you and restroom. I walked there early morning. The sun is behind you so it was perfect to take pictures. The place is basically an open space so I think you can come anytime.

Met the driver who treats unfriendly to passenger that has a baby.

(Translated by Google) It normally runs 30 minutes late. Driving rough. Too close to each other on a narrow road. Repeated sudden braking If you use it for sightseeing, it will mess up your schedule, so it is better not to use it. (Original) 平気で30分遅れで運行。 運転荒い。狭い道で車間詰めすぎ。急ブレーキの繰り返し 観光で使うと予定狂うので、使わないのが吉

(Translated by Google) 23 from Beppu Station on Oita 200 or 625 on 11/1 Many times I got the name of the bus stop wrong and kept talking to myself without turning off the microphone. I became quite anxious. (Original) 11/1の大分200か625の別府駅発の23番 何度もバス停の名前を間違えてマイクを切らずに独り言を言っていました。かなり不安になりました

(Translated by Google) A one-way street in Oita city The chartered bus was traveling the wrong way. I thought it was very dangerous. Do you have a class 2 license? (Original) 大分市内の一方通行の道を 貸切バスが逆走していた。 たいへん危なく思いました。 ２種免許は持っておられるのでしょうか？

(Translated by Google) February 8, 2022, 13:27 When I got off the outer loop line at Kannawa, the driver said to me, ``Um, customer, please wear a mask, okay?'' which made me feel very uncomfortable. I did. Currently in Japan, there is almost no chance that people who do not wear a mask when they go out will forget to wear one, and they wear a mask with a clear intention such as for health reasons or religious reasons. The majority of people don't. If your company's policy is to discriminate against service (i.e., deny rides) for not wearing a mask, you should clearly state this on your vehicle and website; If there is no difference in the response, please instruct the crew not to engage in pointless interactions like this (they won't wear masks even if they call out to them), which wastes both parties' time and only makes both parties uncomfortable. Please. If you want to "alleviate the concerns of other passengers," please ask those who feel anxious to refrain from boarding the bus. It is discrimination to favor one side and treat the other in a hostile manner. In the first place, it's extremely rude to assume that other passengers are people who lack information literacy and feel anxious when they see someone without a mask, so it's best not to do so. On TV, actors, artists, commentators, and entertainers are allowed to wear masks even if they are in close quarters and are exposed to a lot of droplets, but silent audience members and amateur performers are forced to wear masks. Is this the world you want? Isn't it like a class society? I understand that as a company, we have no choice but to give the impression that we are taking measures to prevent the spread of infection. However, please have the strength not to willingly become complicit in creating a strange society. (Original) 2022年2月8日13:27鉄輪着の外回り循環線を降車する時に運転手から「あのぉ〜、お客さ〜ん、マスクして下さいねぇ〜？」と声を掛けられ非常に不快な思いをしました。 今の日本で、外出する時点でマスクをしていない人が「うっかり忘れている」可能性はほぼ０で、健康上の理由や宗教上の理由等の明確な意思を持ってマスクを着用していない人が大多数です。 マスク非着用によってサービスの差別をする（つまり乗車を拒否する）のが貴社の方針であれば、その旨を車体やウェブサイトに明記すべきであるし、そうでなく、マスク非着用でもサービス・対応に違いがないのなら、このような無意味（声を掛けられようとマスクは着けませんから）でお互いに時間の無駄かつ双方が不快になるだけのやり取りはしないよう乗務員に指示して下さい。 「乗客同士の不安解消のため」というのなら、不安に思う方に乗車を控えて頂くようにお願いして下さい。片方に肩入れして、もう片方を邪険に扱うのは差別です。 そもそも、他の乗客は「マスクをしていない人を見ると不安になる」ような情報リテラシーの欠如した人間だと決めつけるのも非常に失礼なのでやめた方がいいです。 テレビの中では俳優やアーティスト、コメンテーターや芸能人は密になって飛沫飛ばしまくってもノーマスクが許されるのに、無言の観客や素人の出演者はマスク着用を強要されていますよね。これがあなた方の望む世界ですか？まるで階級社会じゃないですか。 企業として「感染対策やってる感」を出さざるを得ないことは理解しています。ですが、おかしな社会を作る事に進んで加担するような事はしない強さを持って下さい。

(Translated by Google) When the bus driver arrived at the bus stop in front of Beppu Station, he left the bus without opening the door or allowing passengers to board. While the car was parked, I was talking on my smartphone. I guess he stopped to make a call. The people who were waiting to board the bus were stunned. (Original) 別府駅前のバス停に到着したバスの運転手は、扉を開けずに客を乗車させず、そのまま出発してしまいました。 停車していた間はスマホで通話していました。 通話するために、停車したんでしょうね。　バスに乗るために待っていた人達は呆然としていましたよ。

(Translated by Google) The driver's hospitality was extremely bad, and of course his language was terrible. He spoke to me in a threatening manner many times, and when I encountered him while driving in the city, it was common for him to provoke me into driving. I feel like they are not aware of it as a public transportation system. (Original) 運転手の接遇はとんでもなく悪い、言葉遣いは勿論酷い。恫喝のような話し方を何度もされた、市内で運転中にでくわすと煽り運転も当たり前。 公共交通機関としての自覚が無いように感じます。

It's really worth it to go. If you don't have time, pay the 400 yens fee, so you can have a walking around the small ponds place. The 2000 yens if you wanna take 2 hours to see the big one place. The facilities are superb. You can enjoy a shoe hot bath for free and they give you a towel. A japanese food stand is available, highlights to soy pudding. Parking lot is free.

This is one of the better hells to visit. It features hot spring cooked food in addition to the hot spring experience. We visited all the Hells and this one was one of the best. Of course it is a very touristy experience, like all of the Hells, but we were prepared for that.

Of the many hells 地獄 of Beppu, this is definitely one of the most beautiful. If you are in Beppu and don't have a lot of time, this is a great place to pop in and appreciate these natural wonders... and drink some too!

I like this hell the best. Compare to the rest. Honestly, the other two that are further from this 5, if you don’t go, I don’t think you will regret. I have tried the hot spring water and drink it. You need to pay. For health ( that’s what they said) why not. 😅 You will know than the taste of hell. Be careful really hot water. I went to witness myself the other 2. So that’s why it was very rush and given that with the public transport you cannot enjoy as much. But I highly recommend go for the 5hells the other two up to you.

Definitely a tourist trap! Lots of tourists buses come here and hence unpleasant experience. You could spend a max of 10 mins before finding your way for the exit. PS. Head to Yufuin please. There’s a Ghibli town and it’s free entrance

2nd hell for us on our devils tour through Beppu and the most entertaining, as the staff there is doing a kind of small magic show. Loved it! Very small site but as said most entertaining. We also had some of the hell-steamed veggies and eggs, but we decided that this is not so much our taste. Maybe super healthy therefore? Heaven only knows!

The best Jigoku imo. It has pretty ponds and fun experiences like breathing in the steam and footbath. The Jigoku boiled eggs are also *really* good with the special yuzu flavored soy sauce

This is one of the iconic 7 hot spring Jigoku Meguri or The Hells Tour in Beppu. Among the 7 places, I think this is the most fun and worth to visit. The are several pond with different colors, there are also many things you can try such as footbath, face and throat sauna, etc. not to mention the food corner in the area, the got so many delish variation of food.

Always wanted to see this! My favv was the 1st, the fith and the 6th. Have IC-card ready cause the 6th & 7th is a bit far away, so buss or car would be mandatory 😅

This is the second jigoku or hell that we visited besides the Umi Jigoku which is still better and bigger. I feel like after these 2, we've seen enough types of jigoku that we can skip visiting the rest of the hells. This one is not as big a ground as Umi Jigoku and does not have nicely landscaped yard. The hell is also pretty blue color and the steam areas for your face is kind of interesting.

A quick and nice experience. We enjoyed the quick show, had a foot bath and also had boil egg and traditional lemonade soda. Also there is soy sauce pudding which is their specialty. We tried one and a bite is soft with a light soy sauce flavour.

This was one or the more fun stops on the 7 hells. Make sure to only ring the devils bell once or you will receive a bad mood. We tried the eggs and they were a bit funny tasting...but hey...when in Rome...I should have got the hot dog because it looked pretty good. The people watching at this stop if pretty good too because there are a number of interactive stations. Worth the walk down for sure

A small park with a variety of types of onsen. You can either cook or soak your feet here as well. If you're only visiting a few of the hells, this is one of the better ones as it has several sites in the one area. If you're Korean or Chinese, this may be a better hell/onsen to visit. this has a lot of trilingual signs and I saw a Korean guide giving a tour when I visited.

Free car park just 1-2 mins walking distance, beautiful color & quick shows, with foot bath & eggs for rest

A small park with a whitish hot spring. The coolest part of this park is the large area that’s set aside for people to soak their feet in. I believe they provide towels here but unfortunately it was too packed when I came so I skipped it (but I would have wanted to since it’s really nice to soak in a hot spring during winter). One highlight is that there’s an area where people paint cats on stone. It’s a small delight! This park is one of the 7 in the Jigoku group. Not all parks are part of this group. You can buy a group ticket to see all the parks or you can buy entrance to each park individually.

There’s foot bath and food cooked with hot spring here. The steam bun was really bad I couldn’t eat it. The egg was good; eat the whites with salt and the yolk with soy sauce

The area was in good manage there are area for food , rest your feet in hot spring water , some activity for face and throat stream , buying hot spring water to drink, buying shop. The whole area is not big but consider well management A lot of visitor Free parking available

Adventures for mountaineering. A ropeway place is there on top of the mountain which is not that expensive and connects from top to ground.

Snowing when we went on 22 Dec 2023. The view and atmosphere were amazing. There are treks and routes around.

The hill top is cold and scenic. Taking the rope way to the top allows you to enjoy the scenic view of Beppu City beside the sea. During the day we went up it’s foggy and we are not able to see the main land from the top. The is a huge traditional thermometer once u touch down to the hill top.

It's snowing today. Have fun planning your trip.

Did a hiking to Mount Tsurumi after two days of non-stop raining. It was still really foggy in the morning, and the trails was changing due to landaslide so we needed to reroute and found the new and right trek, climbing the rocks. It was such a wonderful experience! We did encounter a pair of deer on the way. Hiking on May, we got to see the blooming yama fuji and miyama kirishima, an azalea flowers which only grow in Kyushu sulfuric mountains. Couldn't see any view due to the thick fogs, but the hiking itself was more than enough.

Great views. Lots of steps. Vending machines. Almost no info in English. Bus coming once an hour. Prepare to wait in line

I strongly recommend doing the whole way from Matogahama Park (one-shot trail). It's such an amazing experience. Expect at least 4 hs hiking if you do the one-shot. However, it is a ver nice walk to do quietly and enjoying typical Japanese residential areas before starting the proper hike.

Relatively easy trail for casual hikers. Beautiful scenery along the way, with clear paths and well-placed signages which make it impossible to get lost.

Visited during the January’18 new year vacation. Was in Beppu for a few days to relax, and even in winter, I could not pass up visiting a mountain. I read that the view largely depends on the weather. There are also weather updates at the counter to buy the ropeway tickets. They would inform you about the weather and general visibility. The day I went was a foggy day. It was also just below freezing, and the ground was covered with snow. If the weather was good, there are a few hiking paths, a few observation points, and a few hiking paths. On a clear day, one would be able to see Beppu City, and the coast. Despite not being able to see anything, and not really being able to walk around, it was nice to be up there.

Worth the visit! The cable car ride was stable and suitable for wheelchair. The view at the top of the mountain was fantastic. There are many mini shrines to visit. During winter, it can get below 0 degree so be prepared.

メインゲート(ケーブル下駅)から入園するとケーブルカーに乗って行くのでアトラクション感があって楽しいです。 アヒルのレースなど子供からお年寄りまで楽しめるものもあります。 動物の餌やりなども見物できます。 温泉も無料で入れます。タオルも販売してます。 5歳の孫には丁度良い遊園地です。後3年ぐらいは喜んで遊びそうです。 (Translated by Google) If you enter the park from the main gate (Cable Shita Station), you will take a cable car, so it's fun because it feels like an attraction. There are also things that can be enjoyed by children and the elderly, such as duck races. You can also watch the feeding of the animals. You can also enter the hot springs for free. We also sell towels. A perfect amusement park for my 5 year old grandson. I will be happy to play with it for the next 3 years.

とても面白い遊園地です。最近、ゴーカートが復活しました‼️観覧車から見える景色は絶大です‼️ (Translated by Google) It is a very interesting amusement park. Recently, the go-kart has been revived!! ️ The view from the Ferris wheel is spectacular! ️

Family friendly, reasonably priced amusement park located in Beppu. It had a really nice view of the Bay of Beppu and surrounds. For the basic entry fee of ¥1300 for Adults, which includes a free cable car ride to and from the park and a free entry to the scenic hot spring bath. (You can do other rides like rollercoasters etc at extra cost) Facilities and rides were a bit outdated but somehow adds the nice retro feel to the place. I recommend this place, it's like visiting a scenic lookout with extra perks.

The weirdest, most wonderful, jankiest theme park in the world. Highlight of my trip to Japan, complete with a cafe that cooks food in an Onsen. Less sure about the chimp, vulture and other animals...

令和５年３月月末と６月に訪問 駐車場代300円 杉の井ホテルに近い上の方の、乙原ゲートから入ったので、入場料少し安かったです。 ６月の情報→温泉♨目当てに行きました。 朝早かったので貸し切り状態でした～♨ ガラス越しに見える景色が良かったです。 ３月の情報→桜🌸が満開で花見しながら園内で遊べました。アヒル競争が珍しかったです🕊 かわいい動物ﾁｬﾝ達🐐とも会えたし、温泉にも浸かれました♨足湯も有りましたよ👣♨ 橋は怖かったでーすw 別府湾も見えて、とても景色が素敵な場所でした。 (Translated by Google) Visited at the end of March and June 2023 Parking fee 300 yen The entrance fee was a little cheaper because I entered from the Otohara Gate near the Suginoi Hotel. Information for June → Hot springs ♨ I went there. It was early in the morning so it was in a reserved state~♨ The view through the glass was nice. Information for March → The cherry blossoms 🌸 were in full bloom and I was able to play in the park while enjoying the cherry blossoms. Duck competition was rare🕊 I was able to meet cute animals 🐐 and soak in a hot spring ♨ There was even a footbath 👣♨ The bridge was scary w Beppu Bay was also visible, and the scenery was very nice.

I went with the family during Hanami and they boast to have over 3000 Sakura trees. It was really beautiful because we had a really great day of Sun and warm weather. A cable car takes you up to the site which was fun. The rides were okay but great for little kids. Getting a ride pass might be worth it if you plan to go on a lot of rides.

Great place to enjoy with family. Went their during cherry blossom “Sakura” season, with a wonderful views. It is an amusement park with a lot of wonderful activities for kids. There are different type go merry-go-rounds located in the top of the mountain hill, which provides extra enjoyment while riding them.

This place has long history as Japanese classical amusement park and adults can feel nostalgic atmosphere of few decades ago in Japan while kids enjoy classical attractions in the park. If you are interested in such kind of Japanese atmosphere, worth to visit, but probably hard to have fun with only adults. The park is suitable for kids (about 8-9 years old or younger) or families accompanying kids. I think kids 9 -10 years old or more tend to like other amusement parks designated for adults. We took two kids under 3 years old and they could have fun with attractions, pool, seeing animals, and barbeque. Another good aspect is that since the park is not too large, it is not too hard for parents to walk around with small kids compared with large scale amusement parks. There were many families with kids but not very crowded. We had to wait for buying entrance tickets and taking cable car to enter the park for about 15 minutes but it did not big deal. When we visit to the park, Kakigori (Shaved ice) quick-eating contest was held and we participated. We had fun time thanks to this interesting event by well performed staffs. Spending time in Rakutenchi was absolutely wonderful summer memory for us. I would love to visit again for other seasons if we had a chance while our kids are small.

It's nice to bring your kids here. Old style theme park, but interesting in many ways. I think it was the first theme park in Japan. Something like 80 years of history.

Great vintage amusement park. Lots of happy children.

Avoid this place until they take better care of their animals. While the cherry blossoms were beautiful, most of the rides were showing their age and the animals were in terrible enclosures lacking any mental stimulation. If they improved their animal welfare I would have given 4 stars.

This one is ok. Probably 3 or 4 out of 7 if I had to rank it. Umi Jigoku and Kamado Jigoku are better though.

The least interesting place out if Jigoku. You can see giant fishes in aquarium which also quite weird. But still Jigoku is Jigoku. Nice place to visit.

This is another smallish park. I would think the highlight of the park is the aquarium. The park itself is well manicured and it’s interesting to learn the effects of hot spring water for the water life from the park.

Little bit on the boring side of the 7 hells in Beppu. The steam and the color of the water are not as spectacular as the other hells. It includes an aquarium as well, which is pretty nice and well maintained.

Probably the second least impressive after the alligator 🐊 one… the piranha aquarium section is interesting though. Not a must see, but if you have the pass then you should check it out

Visit only if you have the 7 hells ticket. It's pretty small and the aquarium is just sad.

If you expect more, it could be a disappointing situation at the Shiraike Jigoku Hell. Not more to see than a nice steaming pond (don't get me wrong, it is still something special!) and an aquarium with some fish. This site would not rank the top 3 to visit of all hells.

Beautiful thermal pool and a great visit as part of a tour of Beppu’s seven hells. Sadly, the aquarium puts large fish in very small tanks and I don’t think their well-being is chief among concerns of the attraction.

This is one of the iconic 7 hot spring Jigoku Meguri or The Hells Tour in Beppu. The color of the pond is bright green, and if you see it from above it has a love shaped pond. This area is not too large nor small, has no souvenir store if I’m not mistaken. You can also aquarium of exotic fish here.

Decent overall. It's a greenish-white onsen with a small garden and aquarium.

The hot spring is very nice, and the garden overlooking it is good too. The "aquarium" is not good though. The tanks seem to be too small for the fish in them, and they're just concrete boxes. No sand, greenery or any kind of habitat for these animals, so it's just sad to look at. Would not recommend.

One of the 7 Jigoku. Could see the difference in the colour of the pool. A small Aquarium is a small attraction. We just spent about 10-15mins completing the tour around.