- Address: 559-1 Kannawa, Beppu-shi, Ōita-ken 874-0000, Japan
- Phone: +81 977 66 1577
- Website: beppu-jigoku.com
- Working hours: daily, 8: 00-17: 00
- Ticket price: $ 2.5 per pond or $ 20 - for all
The city of Beppu , located on the island of Kyushu in Japan , is world famous for its hot springs . Steam and hot water burst into each slot. If you look at the city from a mountain or a local tower, you can see that it is under a steam cap, but in one area the steam clubs are very concentrated. Here are the most famous boiling ponds. They are called the Nine Circles of Hell, this is the main attraction of Beppu.
Features of hot springs Beppu
Each of these "hellish circles" is unique and has its own characteristics. This attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. They want to visit Jigoku (hell) and onsen (local baths and spa). So, the sources are called:
- Marine hell (Umi Jigoku). Pond with boiling bright blue water is considered the most beautiful. This wonderful color of water gives iron sulphate - one of the many minerals contained in it. From the pond, more than 300 kiloliters of hot water is pumped out every day. It contains more than a ton of salts. Through the pipes, water is sent to the city for use. In the center of the pond are the huge African water lilies Victoria. The depth of the pond is 120 m, and the temperature is 90 ° C. In this water, eggs are brewed, dropping them into a pond in a wicker basket for only five minutes, and then they are sold. Nearby there are baths for feet, where tourists can relax and relax. Nearby is a souvenir shop.
- Bloody hell (Chinoike Jigoku). The most impressive pond. The water is blood-red because of minerals containing iron. Steam puffs over the water. It reminds the real hell. In a large souvenir shop you can buy anti-aging and antiseptic mud.
- The head of a monk (Oniishibozu Jigoku). This is the hottest source, the temperature in it is even higher than in the Sea of Hell. It is a boiling gray mud with large bubbles, hence the name. The kind of bubbles resembles the bald skull of a Buddhist monk. Here, too, there is a foot bath (onsen).
- White hell (Shiraike Jigoku Hell). Its name came from the color of water, similar to milk, because of the high content of calcium in it. Around this pond is particularly lush vegetation, and visitors can get a first idea of the Japanese garden. There is a small aquarium with tropical fish, which is heated by water from the pool.
- The Inferno Mountain (Yama Jigoku). Here is a real zoo. For a dollar, you can buy food and treat animals. In the zoo live monkeys, flamingos, hippopotamus, rabbits and elephants, but the conditions of their life are deplorable. From the mountains here in the cold time go down macaques, to bask in the warm waters of the lakes.
- Hell's cauldron (Kamado Jigoku). It is the most memorable because of the statue of the red demon sitting on the lid of the cooking pot. It includes several ponds, they are all in different colors. There are hand and foot baths here, you can buy snacks cooked on steam or using a hot spring.
- The Devil's Mountain (Oniyama Jigoku). In the pond is a real crocodile farm, there are more than 100 reptiles, which are quite crowded here. Look at toothy predators come as tourists, and local residents.
- Jet streams (Tatsumaki Jigoku). The main geyser in Beppu, beating every 30-40 minutes. The release of water lasts for 6-10 minutes. Above the source is a stone slab to prevent the eruption to full height. The temperature is 105 ° C. You can smell the sulfur.
- Geyser the Golden Dragon (Kinryu Jigoku). Decorated with a gilded figure of a dragon, from the mouth of which from time to time flies off steam. At sunset, it looks like it's flying.
How to get there?
In the information center at the station you can buy one-day tickets for the city bus for $ 8 and discount tickets for "Circles of Hell" and go by bus to the stop of Kannava. The fastest are buses Nos. 5, 7 and 9. Buses Nos. 16 and 26 are also suitable, but they ply less often.