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    THE SEVEN WONDERS OF KYUSHU

    Jul 16, 2019 4 minutes

    OITA

    DAY TRIPS

    Head to Beppu for a tour of the ‘hells’. These seven hot springs dating back more than 1,000 years are for viewing rather than bathing, with mud pools, geysers and ponds of different colours, including the red Chinoike and blue Umi Jigoku.

    About 5km south of Usuki city centre, you’ll find the Sekibutsu (Stone Buddhas) carved into a cliff. There are four clusters of the buddhas, which are designated as national treasures, and it takes half an hour to walk the trail past all of them.

    FESTIVAL SPIRIT

    There are a number of festivals in Oita. The city of Kunisaki stages the Kebesu Matsuri on 14

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