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Isoya-tei

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Kitsuki-shi Kitsuki 211-1

"This samurai residence, a five-minute drive from the Kitsuki Interchange on the Oita Airport Road, stands at the top of the Kanjoba no Saka road in Kitsuki City's Kitadai area. The residence was used as part of the ""rakuju-tei"" residences officially used as rest and relaxation spaces by the local domain's feudal lords. Today, the residence' entranceway, tatami mat parlor, and three tearooms still remain in their original state. The residence was remodeled several times but always with a focus on superb hospitality as a relaxation space, and this can be seen in part in the calculated beauty of the residence' garden, of which each of the residence' windows offers a difference scenic view."

入口に立派な蘇轍があります。他の武家屋敷よりもとても風情がある武家屋敷です。庭もよく手入れされています。
Machida Burnet Farm

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Machida 3314-1

This ranch is located in the Machida area of Kokonoe Town, Kusu County. It breeds various animals such as Bungo cattle, ponies, goats, rabbits, and free-range chicken, and can enjoy come into contact with animals by doing things such as feeding them. In the adjoining barbecue house, in addition to the barbecue set with Bungo beef, they offer menu items such as steak, rice bowls and homemade hamburger steaks made from 100% Bungo beef.

Best beef lunch we’ve had for a long time!! Took some navigating but Google brought us there and boy was it worth it!! I’ll go back there in a heart beat!!
Kijima Highland

4.0

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Beppushi Higashiyama

A highland sprawling south of Mt. Tsurumi in Beppu City. The highland is host to a resort facility comprised of the Kijima Kogen Park amusement park, which also operates a skating rink in winter; the Kijima Kogen Golf Club; and the Kijima Kogen Hotel. The highland is a convenient 15-minute drive from the popular tourist destinations of Beppu and Yufuin.

結構小さな子供がよろこぶ乗り物があり、ほぼ一日中楽しんだ。レストランの昼食メニューも子供向けに考えられていて、満足できた。
Kamado Jigoku

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Beppushi Miyuki 5 sets of 2

The name comes from when they used the steam of the spring water to cook rice as an offering on the occasion of the grand festival of the shrine god, Kamado Hachimangu Shrine. There are six types of hot spring on the grounds and as each have different characteristics such as color, etc. they have been classified into ranks from one to six to make them user friendly. Experience-based facilities are also a feature of this hot spring, such as the demonstrations to increase steam, the high temperature throat and skin steam and the foot bath.
Kusano Honke

3.0

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Hita-shi Mamedamachi 11-4

This Japanese merchant home, a seven-minute drive from Hita Station and the Hita Interchange, is the oldest of its kind in the prefecture. The residence once belonged to the Kusano, a merchant remitter family from Hita which was also engaged in the wax making business as well as being an official government product purveyor, and whose members also served as village headmen. The main building and inner salon were built during the Bunsei era (1818-1831). The main residence is divided into several areas, of which the altar room is believed to have been constructed around 1725. Kusano family documents and a set of armor said to have been used by Toyotomi Hidenaga are displayed in the residence. Designated a National Important Cultural Property, generally the residence is opened to the general public for around a month-long period four times a year, such as around the Doll Festival and Boys' Day.

日田市の豆田町を南北に貫く御幸通りを南に向かって歩いていると、草野本家がありました。いくつか建ち並んでいる建物の前には説明書きがありました。私たちがここを訪れたのは2022年10月のことでしたが、約８年にも及ぶ大改修を終えてまもない、３００年の歴史を持つ県内最古の商家なんだそうです。もちろん、改修を終えたばかりなので建物はきれいですが、日田の豆田町を支えてきた歴史があるんですね。
Ume Shuzo Oyama

4.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Hita-shi Oyamamachi Nishioyama 4587

「梅酒蔵おおやま」は、梅林が広がる梅の郷、日田市大山にあります。私たちは、梅酒蔵のお隣にある温泉宿「うめひびき」に宿泊した翌朝、こちらの梅酒蔵を訪ねてみました。というのは、前日いただいたうめひびきの夕食の際、食前酒としてこちらの梅酒蔵でつくられた梅酒が提供されて、とてもおいしかったので購入して帰ろうと思ったからです。こちらでつくられている梅酒は、高級なものからリーズナブルなものまで数種類...
Kitsuki Castle Town Museum

4.0

13 Reviews

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Oita Kitsuki-shi Minamikitsuki 193-1

This museum, a five-minute drive from the Kitsuki Interchange on the Oita Airport Road, is located in Kitsuki City's Kitadai area and introduces the history of the area. The museum collects and preserves cultural properties and historically valuable materials; engages in research and excavations; and presents its findings to the public through its exhibits. A 3D diorama in the first floor lobby reveals the structure of the former castle town; an elaborately-decorated coach used in the local Tenjin Festival is also displayed here. The second floor is dedicated to samurai culture and lifestyles and displays records from the town's government office as well as items which reveal the culture of the townspeople. On the third floor, visitors can learn about Kitsuki kabuki, industry, folklore, and cultural properties through videos.

入るとすぐにお祭りで使う山車があります。かなり立派は山車です。城下町の大規模な模型やしっとういの加工機等の展示があります。観光中の休憩所としていいかも
Oga Farm

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Hayami-gun Hijimachi Oga 6025-1

An herb garden located in Oga, Hiji Town, Hayami County, Oita Prefecture. The farm cultivates organic herbs on grounds spanning 66 thousand-square-meters and commanding a view of Beppu Bay. There's also an adjoining rose garden with 1,000 rose plants spanning some 600 varieties. Other facilities include a restaurant serving dishes made with organic herbs, cafe, shop selling kitchen utensils and herbal teas, and a seedling market. Pets are allowed on the farm and there are separate dog parks for dogs of different sizes.

敬老の日に両親を連れて行きました- ランチセットのチキンを食べました！おしゃれでとても美味しかったです(*^^*)しかし、何せメインのお肉がたったの二切れ！美味しいのに少なすぎて不満でした...
Nikaido Museum of Art

3.5

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Hayami-gun Hijimachi Kawasaki 837-6

This art museum, a three-minute walk from JR Hiji Station, is the only one in Kyushu and one of only a few in the country to be dedicated to Nihonga Japanese paintings. The museum displays paintings collected by Nikaido Shuzo YK, known for making the Nikaido brand of Oita barley shochus. The museum's collection of Nihonga paintings spans over 850 pieces dating from the early modern period to the present day. The museum's collection includes works by early modern period Nihonga artists such as Tokyo's Taikan Yokoyama and Gyokudo Kawai, and Kyoto's Shoen Uemura; as well as by artists from Oita prefecture. The museum holds five to six special seasonal exhibitions each year.

元祖むぎ焼酎でお馴染みの酒造店所縁の美術館。「コレクション展４桜と春らんまん」を見に行きました。観覧料８００円。現金のみ対応。全国的にも数少ない近代日本画専門の美術館とのこと。多くの作品は撮影可能。麦より芋という筋金入りのクロキリストも御満悦必定です。
Yaeko Nogami Literature Museum

4.0

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Usuki-shi Hamacho 538

"This museum, a 15-minute walk from Usuki Station on the JR Nippo Main Line, takes a deep look at the life and career of Yaeko Nogami, a writer who created such masterpieces as ""The Neptune"" and ""Hideyoshi and Rikyu."" The museum is housed in a remodeled part of the Kotegawa Sake Brewery building, which was the artist's childhood home and which stands in a part of Usuki where much old townscape can still be found. Inside, the museum displays a recreation of the study room Nogami used as a girl, as well as some 200 personal effects, including writing implements the author used right up until her passing; letters from famed novelist Natsume Soseki, who was her husband's teacher; and manuscripts written in Nogami's own hand. There is also a video area on the first floor."

臼杵駅から徒歩15分。記念館に利用されている古い家屋は野上弥生子の生家を利用したもの。入館料は310円。館内は撮影不可。弥生子は大正-昭和の小説家で文化勲章を受章している。館内には彼女の原稿や書簡などが展示されているが特段目を惹くような品はない。少女時代の勉強部屋も残されているが入室不可であり、部屋の外からの見学のみとなっている。
Kamae Inter Park Amabe no Ichi

4.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Saikishi Kamaemorizakiura 142-16

A farmer’s market standing on National Route 388 in Kamae Morisakiura, Saiki City. Here visitors can buy local agricultural products and side dishes as well as high-quality live fish and dried fish from Kamae. The market’s restaurant boasts a view of Inokushi Bay and serves seasonal seafood like rock oysters in summer and Ise-ebi spiny lobster in autumn. There’s also a seafood barbecuing hut and a takeout counter which sells soft serve ice cream.

シーズンオフの平日ということもあってか、午後の時間に立ち寄りましたが売店には新鮮な海の幸は何一つありませんでした。干物などの加工品のみです。都会のスーパーで買うのと大差ない価格なので購買意欲はわきませんでした。
Doppo Kunikida Museum

4.0

11 Reviews

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Oita Saiki Jokahigashimachi 9-37

"This museum, a 20-minute walk from JR Saiki Station, operates out of the Sakamoto Nagatoshi Residence where Doppo Kunikida, famed author of the novel ""The Musashi Plain,"" stayed in his youth from October 1893 to the end of July the following year with his younger brother Shuji. A photo exhibit in the main building on the first floor shows what Saiki was like in the Meiji period, while the room where the two brothers stayed is on the second floor. An exhibit on the first floor of the residence' storehouse presents the life of Doppo and his literary achievements, while there's a reading space on the second floor as well as rare first edition publications by the author on display. There's also a rear garden which visitors can view as well."

国木田独歩という名前は聞いたことがありましたが大分県佐伯に関係があるのは全く知りませんでした。混雑もなくゆっくり拝観することが出来ます。
Ryuganji Temple

4.0

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Usa-shi Innaimachi Daimon 290-2

This Soto Buddhist temple is a 20-minute drive from the Ajimu Interchange on the Higashikyushu Expressway (Usa-Beppu Road). Records state the temple was founded by the priest Gyoki in 746 at the end of the Heian period. The temple's Okunoin Reido hall, situated on the side of a mountain a 250-meter climb from the main temple, is the only Kamakura period wooden building in the prefecture. The hall enshrines three-meter-high seated statues of Acala, Amitabha, and Bhaisajyaguru, which records state Gyoki carved from a single camphor tree in one night. The unfinished wood of the statues shines white in the hall's natural light, and both they and the hall have been designated National Important Cultural Properties.

岩山に貼り付くようlに作られた掛け造りの奥の院が素晴らしいです。堂内に鎮座する三体の木彫りの仏像は、予想外に大きく立派で圧倒されました。道路から石段を登ってたどり着いた本堂には、猫がいっぱいゴロゴロしてます。しかし、本堂はネコ達が荒らすためが、障子は破れ、物が散乱し、猫のオシッコ臭もして残念な感じ。平日のためか、他に参拝者はなく、静かで良かったです。拝観料は２００円。駐車場は１０台くらい...
Roadside Station Ono

4.0

4 Reviews

Transportation

Oita Pref. Bungoonoshi Onomachitanaka 43-10

A roadside station situated along Prefectural Route 26 in Tanaka, Ono-machi, Bungo-ono City. Here visitors can buy fresh agricultural products picked that very morning from local fields; Toyo no Shamo chicken meat, a local specialty product; processed foods; and crafts. The adjoining restaurant serves chicken dishes like oyakodon chicken and egg over rice, and udon noodles.

51号線の中九州道が自動車専用道になり、ここがトイレ休憩をかねた立ち寄り場所になりました。総菜、野菜などがあるよくある道の駅ですが、同じ敷地内にあるAコープが一般のスーパーで飲み物など豊富なので意外に重宝します。男性用トイレの天井に燕が巣を作っていて、ヒナを見ることができました。多目的トイレの上に男性用トイレとの間のガラス窓があり、そこからも巣の様子は見えます。
Komo Shrine (Osada Hachimangu)

4.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Nakatsushi Osada 209

A Shinto shrine located in Osada, Nakatsu City. Founded some 1,200 years ago, the main shrine building is called the “outer shrine,” while the “inner shrine” is a pond called Misumi Pond which has been deemed a “go-shintai” or physical repository of a god. The shrine’s grounds have been designated a Historic Site as well as a Natural Monument by the prefecture. The current shrine gate, built by the samurai Hosokawa Tadaoki, has been designated a National Important Cultural Property.

この神社は歴史が古く由緒ある神社と聞いています。入り口の駐車スペースに車を止めて徒歩五分です。また薦神社には大きな池があり白鳥が泳いでいます。
Former Residence of Chikuden Tanomura

3.5

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Taketa-shi

This Japanese residence, a 15-minute walk from JR Bungo-Taketa Station, once belonged to late Edo period Southern Chinese-style painter Tanomura Chikuden. Situated amidst a cluster of samurai residences on a hill overlooking the city below, visitors can get a sweeping view of the area's former castle town right under their eyes. Currently the only samurai residence in the cluster open to the general public, it has been designated a National Historic Site. The residence' two story main building, tearoom, and Hosetsuro hut where Tanomura taught his pupils are preserved in their original state. There's also a fudezuka mound on the east side of the main building where old, worn out brushes would be buried with reverence. Tanomura's works can be viewed in the Taketa City History Museum.

豊後竹田の城下町の高台にある旧竹田荘は江戸時代の豊後南画の祖の田能村竹田(たのむらちくでん)の自宅です。部分部分改修されてますが改修江戸時代の雰囲気そのままです。彼は２２歳から藩校由学間に出仕しのちには芸術方面でも開花しました。竹田の城下町を見下ろしながら武家屋敷見学は如何ですか？
Shiraike Jigoku

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Oita Pref. Beppushi Kannawa 283-1

Shiraike Jigoku (White Pond Hell) is characterized by white water with a slight bluish tinge. It is clear when it gushes out, but when it comes into the pond, it changes color to this white color due to the drop in temperature and pressure. The pond is surrounded by a Japanese garden and a statue of Ippen Shonin (monk Ippen), who is said to have laid the foundation of Beppu hot spring resort. The tropical fish Aquaqrium using hot spring energy at the back of the site, which was renovated in 2019, houses and exhibits about 20 species of tropical fish, including pirarucu, piranha, and Asian arowanas that live in the Amazon, as well as alligator gars, an invasive alien species. It is designated as a National Site of Scenic Beauty.
Iwatoji Temple

4.0

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Oita Kunisaki-shi Kunisakimachi Iwatoji 1232

This ancient Tendai Buddhist temple, a 40-minute drive from the Oita Airport, is located on the northeast side of the Kunisaki Peninsula and is believed to have been founded by the priest Ninmon in 718. The statues of Ninmon on the approach to the temple are said to have been created in the Muromachi period and to be the oldest stone statues of the priest in Japan. Kunisakito vase-shaped stone pagodas on lotus pedestals, which are unique to Kunisaki, can be found behind the temple; their lotus pedestals are believed to have been made in the Kamakura period. The temple holds the Shujo Onie, a traditional fire festival to welcome the coming of spring, on the seventh day of the lunar New Year in odd-numbered years (on even-numbered years, the festival is held at the Jobutsuji Temple).

幕司如来が本尊、立派な仁王像もあります。上への登り口には茅葺の講堂もあり、風情があります。是非立ち寄りたいお寺の一つです。
Oka Castle Ruins

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Taketashi Taketa 2761

The site of a ruined castle located in Aiai, Taketa City. Records state the castle was built in 1185 by Ogata Koreyoshi for Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Standing on a plateau at the confluence of the branches of the Ono River, the castle was known for its natural, impregnable location. Ultimately, however, the castle was abandoned in 1871 and demolished. It is said that composer Rentaro Taki, who spent his youth in Taketa, composed his song “Kojo no Tsuki (Moon over the Ruined Castle)” based on his own experience of playing at the castle.
Makinoto Pass

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Oita Pref. Kusugunkokonoemachi Yutsubo

This ridge lies at an altitude of 1,333 meters, located on the highest point of the Yamanami highway. A starting point for trails up Mt. Kuju and Mt. Kuroiwa, there is also a convenient parking area, shop and restroom. In early summer, the pink blooms of rhododendron kiusianum are truly beautiful.

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Oita Areas

A trip to Oita is tantamount to a long soak in the Beppu baths. The mountainous, coastal prefecture of Oita is renowned for having more onsen than any other prefecture in Japan, most of which lie in the city of Beppu on the west coast of Kyushu, recognizable by its pungent sulphuric aroma and the clouds of steam that puff up across the hillside. Away from the Beppu hot springs await mountains, waterfalls, and temples, so don’t hesitate to explore Oita a little further.