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The short call · Beppu

Bathhouse & downtown

Short calls — the 1879 grand dame and a toriten lunch. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~3h door to door5 stops2–3 hours ashore
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Photo: Suicasmo / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
~3h
From the gangway and back
Best for
2–3 hours
Short calls — the 1879 grand dame and a toriten lunch
What it costs
bus or taxi ~¥800–1,500 pp to the near sights
Transport spend: bus or taxi ~¥800–1,500 pp to the near sights.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi to Takegawara Onsen (~10 min)

    Book the sand bath the moment you arrive

    What you will see here →Full guide: Takegawara →
  2. +0:15
    Sand bath: buried to the neck, 10 minutes

    Attendants shovel; you surrender

    What you will see here →Full guide: Takegawara →
    Photo: kawanet / CC BY
  3. +1:15
    Downtown arcades stroll

    Yukata shops and retro kissaten

  4. +1:50
    Toriten at Toyoken — the 1926 originator

    Order the original cut with ponzu-mustard

    What you will see here →
    Photo: avlxyz / CC BY-SA
  5. +2:40
    Taxi back to the port
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Beppu, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

The turquoise water of Umi Jigoku, one of the hells of Beppu
The turquoise water of Umi Jigoku, one of the hells of BeppuPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
Global Tower and B-Con Plaza in Beppu
Global Tower and B-Con Plaza in BeppuPhoto: 大分帰省中 / CC BY 3.0
Seafood and vegetables steaming in a geothermal vent at Kannawa
Seafood and vegetables steaming in a geothermal vent at KannawaPhoto: 松岡明芳 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Steam rising over a Japanese hot spring town
Steam rising over a Japanese hot spring townPhoto: Satoshi Hirayama / Pexels
Kannawa
KannawaPhoto: Japanexperterna / CC BY-SA 3.0
Chinoike Jigoku
Chinoike JigokuPhoto: Photos of Japan / CC0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Beppu

The rainy-day BeppuA wet day · ~4hWet weather — this is the most rain-proof port in JapanThe hells, efficiently4–6 hours · ~5hThe volcanic circuit plus the lunch the earth cooksHells + heights8 hours or more · ~7.5hLong calls — the circuit, the ropeway, the mineral hills
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