Beppu, Kyushu island, Japan

( video 2008, Beppu. Kyushu island, Japan). Beppu is a city located in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. On January 31, 2008, the city had an official population of 122,297 and total area is 125.13 km² for a density of 977 persons per km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred. Beppu is Japan's onsen capital with the largest volume of hot water in the world apart from Yellowstone in the United States and the largest number of hot spring sources in Japan. Beppu contains nine major geothermal hot spots, which are sometimes referred to as the "nine hells of Beppu". Beppu is also divided into eight major hot spring areas, otherwise known as Beppu Hatto. The eight areas are Beppu, Kitahama, Kamegawa, Shibaseki, Kannawa, Myoban, Horita and Hamawaki. Beppu is considered a tourist town by the Japanese. Like many other Japanese cities, Beppu is sandwiched between the sea and the mountains.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Beppu
• Beppe
• Kyushu
• hot springs
• Japan

[nappy1905qqq]

Nice place isnot it..

[Apeshavenotails2]

Hahaha! They call this hell. I call it paradise.

[onlywannasee]

@lordblazer I now know what you mean. Akiko is a bitch =(

[lordblazer]

no they're pretty easy though your japanese courses will be tough.

[onlywannasee]

hey, im also gonna study in APU on spring 2010. Thanx for the recommendations. Please tell me, are classes tough? In my country all Universities with Engineering-aims are somewhat stressing, and I really want to travel a lot. Thanks again

[lordblazer]

You will love it. BTW you don't have to leave AP House especially if you enjoy it. ITs were all APU students start out, and tend to bound really well there. YOu are going in during the Spring soooo it will be japanese freshmen, and for fall its international freshmen entrance time. Anyway the school is on top of a volcano btw. Enjoy :D oooo and if ppl know you goto APU in JApan you will be surprised how much it connects people. lots of alumni in asia will help you out if they know you went there

[lordblazer]

its an international university. Most of the students that aren't first years are downtown. I use to crash at two apartments.. 1 of them had a friend from finland, another from switzerland, and indonesia. The second apartment a pakistani from hongkong whose family lives in tokyo, japanese guy, a guy from india who couch surfs, and then a lot of other ppl go through there. They're quite integrated into the city. AP house is good for easy socializing though. either way its a unique experience

[jopagosan]

また、どうも！

[jopagosan]

Thanks a lot!! i'll definetely keep those in mind during my time over there. yeah I was reading some feedback on those bus companies, they sound like nothing but trouble, lots of complaints, I hope something will be worked out by the time I get there though.

Are there any particular reasons to get out of the AP house fast? I've been abroad before and usually those dorm/living areas with lots of international people are the place to be, at least in my previous experience, so i was just wondering

[lordblazer]

ooo and at APU you will start out taking japanese classes.

Foundation 1,2,3

it is quite tough, and might make you hate life. Soooooo yea I think maybe you should hit up 68 as often as you can XD