BEPPU, Oita Prefecture--In ancient times, a local record describes the water vapor and hot water gushing out of the ground in today's Beppu area as "hell." But residents who have lived here have ...

BEPPU, Oita Prefecture--People who bathe in a hot spring daily are less prone to developing depression, researchers found. A team from Kyushu University Beppu Hospital in Oita Prefecture speculated ...

BEPPU, Japan, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BEPPU PROJECT, a nonprofit organization based in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has just installed the new artwork "space II" by art team ...

Beppu, Japan – the city with more hot springs than sense. It’s beautiful, surreal, and constantly steaming like a kettle that refuses to quit. Exclusive: Trump fires entire San Francisco Presidio ...

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

The Oita Prefecture city of Beppu, well known as an onsen (hot springs) resort, turns 100 this year. While a century is an admirable milestone, in the case of Beppu, one has to do a double take. After ...

Roller coasters, cable cars and Ferris wheels are typical rides at amusement parks, but the city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, is mixing the excitement with a natural attraction — its famous hot springs.

The official cause of death for The Real L Word alum Francine Beppu has been determined. Beppu's Feb. 17 death at age 43 has been ruled a suicide, according to the Honolulu Medical Examiner's report, ...