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Oita Marine Palace Aquarium Umitamago

4.5

422 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Kanzaki Uto 3078 - 22

A large aquarium located in Oita City, Oita Prefecture next to Takasakiyama Nature Zoo, famed for its Japanese macaque exhibit. Designed around the theme of an aquarium where visitors can make friends with the animals, Umitamago is filled with exhibits and attractions which let visitors experience sea and river life up close and personal, including aquariums which recreate natural environments, a variety of shows, and opportunities to get close and even touch animals. The aquarium’s giant tank, containing some 90 species and 1,500 individual sea creatures, is truly stunning. There’s also the popular and hilarious walrus show and the Asobeach play area, ensuring that Umitamago is fun for the whole family, from children to adults.

My husband and I went to visit this aquarium while we were in Oita. It is a convenient bus ride out of town, about halfway to Beppu. We arrived just in time to see the show. it was so interesting...
Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden

4.0

343 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Kanzaki 3098-1

Approximately a three-minute walk from the Takasakiyama bus stop, this zoo is located at the foot of Mt. Takasaki, with a distinctive shape reminiscent of a bell-shape. It is believed that wild monkeys lived in the area since at least around 1698 because of their description in documents from that time. The mayor of Oita City thought it could be used as a tourism resource and to prevent damage to agricultural crops in 1952, so they began to get gathered up with bait. There are currently two groups that have a total of 1,000 monkeys. In addition to being able to watch friendly monkeys up close, the potato feeding that happens twice a day is a must-see.

Know that this zoo is up a mountain; however, they offer a tram to take you if you prefer not to walk up the mountain. They have signs not to bring food, and to watch your items. The monkeys can...
JR Oita City

4.0

240 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Kanamemachi 1-14

This commercial complex, connected directly to JR Oita Station, is outfitted with a shopping mall, cinema, and hotel. In Amu Plaza Oita, you can enjoy restaurants and fashionable apparel shops, boutiques, and interior decoration stores. A popular new tourist destination where visitors can spend an entire fun-filled day, other facilities include the City Spa Tenku bathhouse, which offers a delightful view of downtown Oita City and Beppu Bay; and a rooftop square where seasonal trees and flowering plants are grown. The complex also offers rental event spaces and conference rooms.

It is a complex of JR station and shopping facilities, such as Amu Plaza, Bungo Niwasaki Market etc. I remember that there was no such a beautiful station building as I went to Oita a few years ago...
Oita Prefectural Art Museum

4.0

132 Reviews

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Oita Pref. Oitashi Kotobukimachi 2-1

"An art museum situated along Showa-dori Avenue in Kotobuki-machi, Oita City. The museum's collection spans some 5,000 items, including Bungo Nanga paintings which were flourishing in the Oita area from the late Edo through the Taisho periods; as well as examples of modern Japanese and Western style paintings, crafts, and contemporary art by artists affiliated with Oita. Dedicated to being a ""Museum of Encounters and of the Five Senses,"" the museum holds collection exhibitions as well as special exhibitions."

Shigeru Ban’s pretty and pristine jewellery box in Oita. The layout is unconventional for an art museum where much of the space appears to be earmarked for public and community use. That’s on the...
Park Place Oita

4.0

55 Reviews

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Oita Pref. Oitashi Kouendorinishi 2-1

This large-scale shopping mall has a movie theater and a rooftop garden. Inside you’ll find about 160 shops, from fashion to miscellaneous goods. There are plentiful facilities for kids and many services for parents, including a big playground, a kids’ space, baby rooms, and a nursing room. This makes the mall very popular with families with kids.

全国の地方都市に多くある郊外型のAEON MALLです。市内中心部からのアクセスは車で１５分程、近くにある住宅地へのバス便でも行くことができますが、バスの運賃は比較的高めのような気がします。周辺にはサッカーや昨年ラグビーワールドカップが行われた昭和電工ドームがあります。
Oita Ekimae

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Kanamemachi
OITA ART MUSEUM

4.0

48 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Ueno 865

This art museum is surrounded by the lush nature of Uenogaoka Kodomo-no-Mori Park. Inside are permanent exhibits of Japanese paintings by artists including Heihachiro Fukuda and Tatsuo Takayama, and early modern Chinese-style paintings of Tanomura Chikuden, works of the Bungo Southern School of Chinese paintings, and other paintings and works relating to Oita City. Events are held throughout the year from exhibition to hands-on-learning. The museum’s restaurant also commands great views of the town.

I had modest expectations coming here since this is a city museum for a city that is not on the main tourist paths. However, the exhibits were fantastic. Great collections on display. If I travel to...
Tokiwa Wasada Town

4.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Tamazawa

This hybrid shopping center, 2.2 kilometers from the Oita-Mitsuyoshi Interchange on the Higashikyushu Expressway, is located on the southwest side of Oita City. The center is comprised of four districts - two for large specialty stores, one Shopping Town area, and one Festival Town area. Tenants include a supermarket; cinema complex, videogame arcade, and other leisure facilities; electronics store, sporting goods store, and other large stores; restaurants; and fashionable apparel shops, boutiques, and an array of other specialty shops.

買い物の後に甘いものが食べたくて入りました。抹茶スイーツが色々あります。洋菓子系が苦手な男性でも、ここなら一緒におやつタイムできるので助かります。
Compal Hall

Travel / Tourism

Oita Pref. Oitashi Funaimachi 1-5-38

A cultural complex located in 1 Chome, Funai-machi, Oita City. Facilities include a 500-seat culture hall used for concerts and theater performances; a gymnasium equal in size to two basketball courts, a judo and kendo hall, and other sports facilities; a multipurpose hall; an astronomical observation dome; a library; a community hall; meeting rooms; and a café. From arts to sports, a wide variety of events are held here.
J:COM Horuto Hall OITA

Travel / Tourism

Oita Oita-shi Kanaikeminami 1-5-1

A culture facility located in front of Oita Station in Kanaikeminami, Oita City. Facilities include a large hall capable of accommodating 1,200 people, a small hall, studios, meeting rooms, and more. The facility is used to hold concerts, plays, and other performances. There are also a variety of other cultural, social services, and educational facilities such as the Oita Citizens Library, regional children’s development support office, training room, kitchen studio, and café and restaurant.
Tanoura Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Kanzaki Hama 4253

"A 10-minute drive from JR Oita Station and a 15-minute drive from the Oita Interchange on the Oita Expressway. This seaside park is located right next to the Tanoura bus stop. The park has been designated a ""Lover's Sanctuary"" by the Japan Tourism Agency-backed Lover's Sanctuary Project NPO. If you look closely, you can find heart-shaped stones in the stone wall of the park's small chapel building. In most years, swimming at the beach is permitted from early July through late August, but be aware that the hours when the beach is open may differ occasionally during this period. One of the great things about the park is the efforts that have been made to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy themselves here. For example, the park has off road wheelchairs available. During the two month span it is open, the beach sees around 60 thousand visitors."
Hoashi Honke Fushunkan

4.0

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Nakahetsugi 4381

This culture space, a 10-minute drive from the Oita-Mera Interchange on the Higashikyushu Expressway, stands in a part of the city where many old historic buildings can be found. The facility operates out of a remodeled residence which once belonged to the Hoashi family, who built their fortune through sake brewing. The old residence' roughly 6,600 square meter grounds are dotted with structures built between the mid-Edo period and the early Showa period. The main residence and an additional detached building are used as galleries displaying and selling clothing crafted with an emphasis on the materials used, ceramics, and lifestyle good such as environmentally conscious items. There are also seven other facilities on the grounds: A cafe, restaurant, confectionary shop, souvenir shop, free-use space, sake brewery with a museum, and garden. (Note that the cafe is currently closed due to renovations.)

昔の蔵を改装したカフェがあります。ランチに行きました、女性がたくさんいました。確かに女性向けの空間です。和風のお店ですがパスタを食べたと記憶してます。美味しかったです。二階はギャラリーがありました。
Nanasegawa Nature Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Ichi Outside 188

A park located in Ichi, Oita City. The park is divided into five zones, including a large grass field, multipurpose ground, and playground. The park is also the venue for the Nanase Homura Festival held on the last Saturday and Sunday in July, as well as a variety of other events based on the themes of fire, water, history, and the local area, such as the traditional Hashiramatsu event and the Mandoro fire swinging event.
Club Freedom

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Miyakomachi 3-5-7 Park Side Building 3F

This long standing club is among the largest in Oita Prefecture, and plays a wide variety of genres including hip-hop, EDM, techno, R&B and more. The simple interior is decorated in black for a stylish atmosphere, and is divided between the spacious dance floor, and a bar/lounge complete with VIP rooms and tables, for those who'd like a less active night. There's also a rental studio available on weekdays for musicians, etc.
Oita Christian Martyrs Memorial Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Katsuragi

This park is approximately 25 minutes by bus from Oita Station, right near the Junkyo-koen Mae stop. Otomo Sorin was Bungo Province's feudal lord during the Warring States Period. He was a Christian, so missionary work flourished under him and eventually over 30,000 people converted. A ban on Christianity was put in place after his death. It was fiercely repressed, and many Christians were put to death throughout the land, including about 200 that were executed when Bungo Province collapsed in the Edo Period (1603-1868). The park with its monuments pays witness to this horrible chapter in history and memorializes the victims.
Sano Botanical Garden

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Sano 3452-2

A botanical garden located in Sano, Oita City. The garden has a greenhouse which makes use of the heat generated by the adjoining garbage collection center and here visitors can view tropical and subtropical plants year-round. The garden also has a large playground area, grass sliding hill, and a 60-meter long slide, as well as a foot bath, scenic observatory with telescope, and walking paths.
Heiwa Shimin Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Pref. Oitashi Hagiwaramidorimachi 101

A park situated along the Ura River in Hagiwaramidori-machi, Oita City. Facilities include a children’s plaza with a statue called the Mucchan Peace Statue, a symbol of the city’s peace; a multipurpose ground; Japanese style garden with a Noh theater stage; outdoor stage; and walking paths, and the park can be used for cultural activities, sports, and more. Over 800 cherry trees growing along the river in the park come into beautiful bloom in the spring.
Showa Denko dome Oita (Big-I/Oita Sports Park General Arena)

4.0

43 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Yokoo 1351 Oita Sports Park

WRCの時は別府宿泊のためシャトルバス利用でした。その際も時間はかかりましたがイライラすることはありませんでした。今回日本代表のオーストラリアとのテストマッチでは、A駐車場を利用。試合は良かったのですが、帰りの駐車場から出るのが最悪。1時間以上待っても5メートルも進まず。誘導員も全く誘導できず。駐車場の帰るときは混むのは当たり前ですが、レーンによって進み具合も違っており、レーン間の平等性を保っての...
Art Plaza

4.0

15 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Niagemachi 3-31

大分出身の磯崎新作品が集まっています。一般ギャラリーもあります。磯崎新に関心がある人は言うに及ばず，写真好きな人にオススメできるところです。
Oita Prefectural no Mori

4.0

10 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Oita Oita-shi Megusuno 2007-1

県民の森の中の森林セラピーコースでは、5月上旬から下旬まで野いちご狩りが楽しめます。廻栖野の県民の森管理事務所から展示館の間のコースでは舗装されたサイクリングコースの道沿いのところどころで赤い宝石を発見！30分くらいの散策で両手であふれるほどの野いちごが見つかりました。木漏れ日のウォーキングコースを鳥たちの声を聞きながら子どもと一緒に宝さがし気分で楽しめます。プチプチした食感・甘酸っぱい味はお...

Oita Oita City

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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.