Museum · Kannawa, Beppu, Oita
別府鉄輪地獄温泉ミュージアム
A hot-spring museum in Beppu's Kannawa district, run by Dotsl Co., that follows how rainwater becomes hot spring water over about 50 years.
Where it is
33.3157, 131.4741
The Beppu Kannawa Jigoku Onsen Museum is in the Kannawa district of Beppu, Oita. Its own website describes an academic entertainment facility about hot springs and the local jigoku, or hells, built around four scenes: gifts from the sky, a 50-year underground journey, encounters with people and culture, and the present and future. The operator is Dotsl Co. It also has a cafe, 50CAFE, and rotating exhibitions. It is a separate business from the Jigoku Meguri hells such as Umi Jigoku and Oniishi Bozu Jigoku, which are run by the Beppu Jigoku Kumiai.
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Guided tour · skygate
Jigoku Onsen Museum Ticket
Admission to the Beppu Kannawa Jigoku Onsen Museum, or a combination ticket that also names Umi Jigoku and Oniishi Bozu Jigoku, in Beppu's Kannawa district. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.
Thermal spring
Oniishi Bozu Jigoku, the bubbling grey-mud hot spring in Beppu's Kannawa district and one of the seven Beppu hells run by the Beppu Jigoku Kumiai.
0 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Thermal spring
Umi Jigoku, the cobalt-blue hot spring pond in Beppu's Kannawa district and one of the seven Beppu hells run by the Beppu Jigoku Kumiai.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Place
A seaside sand-bathing facility in Beppu on the Shoningahama coast, described by its operator as Beppu's only seaside sand bath.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Viewpoint
A 100-metre observation tower on Beppu's Kitahama waterfront that the operator says opened in 1957 and is a registered tangible cultural property.
5 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Ways to visit
Bookable experiences that include it.
Admission to the Beppu Kannawa Jigoku Onsen Museum, or a combination ticket that also names Umi Jigoku and Oniishi Bozu Jigoku, in Beppu's Kannawa district. Options differ; check what your chosen option includes on SkyGate.