Traditional Streets/Houses Spots in Oita Area

  • Mameda-machi
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Pref. Hitashi Mamedamachi
    "A district located along the Kagetsu River in Hita City. The district has been designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Hita prospered as a ""tenryo"" domain under the direct control of the Edo shogunate, and many merchants gathered in this district. Today, many preserved old merchant houses and storehouses still stand here, and it has become a sightseeing destination where visitors can experience the area's history. The Tenryo Hita Doll Festival is held here in mid-February."
  • Kitsuki Castle Town
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Pref. Kitsukishi Kitsuki
    This former castle town district is located in Kitsuki, Kitsuki City. This distinctive, so-called “sandwich style castle town” formed around Kitsuki Castle, built in 1394, and consisted of a merchant district sandwiched between samurai residences in the north and south high grounds. Today, the grounds of the castle are maintained as a park with a reconstructed faux castle tower in the center, and the former castle town surrounding it still contains a townscape consisting of numerous preserved samurai residences and merchant homes.
  • Kanaya Samurai House Ato
    Travel / Tourism
    Oita Nakatsu-shi

Oita Areas

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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.

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