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Beppu Hells Tour
Beppu Hells Tour · Beppu Jigoku Meguri · 別府地獄めぐり
Beppu Hells Tour offers close views of hot-spring activity. Visit seven facilities for hot-spring scenery, planning bathing separately.
Five hells cluster in Kannawa. Walk between nearby facilities, then take a bus to Chinoike and Tatsumaki roughly three kilometres away.
Visitor information
Admission
The seven-hell combined ticket costs 2,400 yen for high-school students and older, or 1,200 yen for elementary and junior-high students. It allows one entry per facility on purchase day and the following day. Bathing and buses are excluded.
Opening hours
All seven facilities open 08:00–17:00 year-round according to official guidance. No separate last-admission time is given; arrive early enough to finish viewing before closing.
What to see at Beppu Hells Tour
Hot-spring scenery at each facility
View hot-spring activity at each facility. The combined ticket is for scenery; for a bath too, plan a separate visit to your hotel or bathing facility.
Five Kannawa hells and two farther away
Kannawa has Umi Jigoku, Oniishibozu Jigoku, Kamado Jigoku, Oniyama Jigoku and Shiraike Jigoku. Chinoike and Tatsumaki lie about three kilometres away. To see both areas in one day, allow bus travel and walks between facilities.
How to get to Beppu Hells Tour
From Beppu Station west stand 3, take Kannawa-bound route 5 to Umi Jigoku-mae or Kannawa. Walk the five nearby facilities and travel separately to Chinoike and Tatsumaki about three kilometres away.
Access to the two hells clusters APU-bound route 5 timetable
Before you visit
After a late arrival, start with nearby facilities
The combined ticket allows one entry to each of seven facilities on purchase day and the next day, without repeat entry to the same facility. Viewing ends at 17:00. After a late arrival, start nearby and leave unvisited facilities for tomorrow. Allow return walks to the bus stop too.
Questions about Beppu Hells Tour
Does the hells combined ticket include bathing?
Bathing is excluded. The combined ticket is for viewing hot-spring scenery. Check conditions and fares for a bath at your hotel or a separate bathing facility.
Can I walk between all seven hells?
The five Kannawa facilities are close together, but Chinoike and Tatsumaki lie about three kilometres away. For all seven, use a bus between the areas and check return services too.
Official sources
- Combined ticket ·
- Official sources ·
- Official sources ·
- Access to the two hells clusters ·
- APU-bound route 5 timetable ·
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