A two-day, one-night sample itinerary for Oita Prefecture
10:00 Warakuan
Enjoy a girly mood by strolling through Kitsuki Castle Town in a kimono, which has been certified as a "historic townscape that suits kimonos." Find your favorite kimono from among the 300 or so available. If you stroll through the town in a kimono, you will receive free admission to public tourist and cultural facilities such as samurai residences and the Kitsuki Castle Town Museum, as well as discounts on meals and free gifts at stores in the city. (Approximately 30 minutes required)
Warakuan | ||
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address | : | 372-4 Kitsuki, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture |
Tel | : | 0978-63-1210 |
business hours | : | 10:00-16:00 (reception until 14:00) |
holiday | : | New Year's holiday (12/29 - 1/3) |
Fee | : | Kimono rental and dressing: 3,000 yen (tax included) per kimono |
Other Remarks | : | For more details, please check here (Oita Prefecture Kitsuki City Tourism Association Official Website) http://www.kit-suki.com/experience/index.php?action=story&story_id=191 |
Just a short walk away
10:30 Walk around Kitsuki Castle Town - Suya no Saka
The slope came to be called Suya no Saka because there was a vinegar shop at the bottom of the slope. It was built in contrast to Shihoya no Saka in Minamidai, and is a typical slope of Kitsuki that clearly shows the sandwich-shaped castle town shape of samurai residences lined up on the high ground on the north and south sides, with town houses lined up in between. These two slopes are still used by citizens as main passageways today, just as they were in the Edo period.
It was a beautiful stone-paved slope with a harmonious blend of earthen and stone walls, and at the top was a square where horse riders and samurai would gather together.
The structure of the hill is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, designed to make it easier to attack from above and harder to attack from below. (Time required: about 1 hour)
Kitsuki Castle Town Walk: Suya no Saka | ||
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address | : | 207 Oaza Kitsuki, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture |
Tel | : | 0978-63-0100(杵築市観光協会) |
Other Remarks | : | For more details, please check here (Oita Prefecture Kitsuki City Tourism Association Official Website) http://www.kit-suki.com/tourism/index.php?action=story&sub_cat_id=2 |
Just a short walk away
11:30 Daino Teahouse (Nomi Residence)
If you get tired from walking around the town, take a break in the tatami room of a samurai residence. This tea house is located in the residence of the Nomi family, whose surname comes from "Nomi, Mikawa Province," the birthplace of the Matsudaira family of Kitsuki Domain. You can enjoy matcha sets with Japanese sweets and cakes, parfaits, and lunches with sweets. (Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes)

Daino Teahouse (Nomi Residence) | ||
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address | : | 208-1 Oaza Kitsuki, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture |
Tel | : | 0978-62-0330 |
business hours | : | 10:00-16:00 *Nomi Residence tour hours are 9:00-17:00 (entry until 16:30) |
holiday | : | New Year's holiday (December 29th - January 3rd) |
Other Remarks | : | For details, please check here (Dai no Chaya) http://dainochaya.com/index.html |
Approximately 30 minutes by car
13:30 platform04 SELECT BEPPU
The building is a 100-year-old tenement house that has been renovated through a collaboration between artist Michael Lin and a local architect. The first floor operates as a shop dealing in Beppu art, and sells small items and miscellaneous goods that you will want to treasure for a long time, including works by artists and craftsmen with ties to Beppu, and original works by artists and "SELECT BEPPU". On the second floor, you can view Michael Lin's sliding door paintings. (Time required: approx. 30 minutes)
SELECT BEPPU | ||
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address | : | 9-33 Chuocho, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture |
Tel | : | 0977-80-7226 |
business hours | : | 11:00~18:00 |
holiday | : | Tuesdays (open on public holidays) |
Fee | : | Viewing Michael Lin's works: 100 yen (tax included) |
Other Remarks | : | Please check here for more details (BEPPU PROJECT) http://www.beppuproject.com/space/platform04.html |
Approximately 10 minutes by car
14:10 Hamawaki tenement house
This lodging facility is based on the concept of "staying amid art" and is set in a row house that is over 100 years old. There are two rooms with different themes, and each offers the special experience of spending the night in a work of art. It is also possible to simply visit the facility (required time: approximately 30 minutes).

Hamawaki tenement house | ||
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address | : | 1-3957-3 Hamawaki, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture |
Tel | : | 0977-22-3560(NPO法人 BEPPU PROJECT) |
business hours | : | Check-in: 15:00~, Check-out: 11:00 |
Fee | : | Accommodation fee Adults (junior high school students and above): 7,980 yen for 1 person, 14,960 yen for 2 people (tax included) |
Other Remarks | : | Please check here for more details (BEPPU PROJECT) http://www.beppuproject.com/space/hamawaki.html |
Approximately 10 minutes by car
15:00 Municipal Takegawara Onsen
When it was first built in 1879, the bathhouse had a bamboo roof, but it was later remodeled to have a tiled roof, hence the name "Takegawara Onsen."
In 1938, the current building with its gorgeous Karahafu-style roof on the front was constructed, and its appearance has made it a symbol of Beppu Onsen.
There is a regular bath and the famous sand bath. In the sand bath, you put on a yukata and lie down on the sand, and a "sand-thrower" will pour sand warmed by the hot spring onto you. It's a comfortable experience that's worth experiencing at least once. (The duration is about 1 hour.)

Municipal Takegawara Onsen | ||
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address | : | 16-23 Motomachi, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture |
Tel | : | 0977-23-1585 |
business hours | : | [Regular bath] 6:30-22:30 [Sand bath] Hours: 8:00-22:30 (last admission at 21:30) |
closing day | : | [Regular bath] The third Wednesday of December [Sunayu] Every third Wednesday of the month (or the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday) |
Fee | : | [Normal bath] 100 yen (tax included) [Sand bath] 1,030 yen (tax included) |
Other Remarks | : | *There may be waiting times for the sand bath depending on the preparation of the bathtub and the level of congestion. (Maximum of 8 people can use the bath at the same time) Please check here for more details (Beppu City Official Website) http://www.city.beppu.oita.jp/01onsen/02shiei/04takegawara/takegawara.html |
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