Farm stay in OITA,JAPAN
Farm stay experience guide
KYUSHU OITAA Journey in Amazing Oita
Oita is a prefecture located in the northeast of Kyushu.
Surrounded by the mountains and the sea, nature-rich Oita Prefecture is best known
for hot springs.
It ranks the highest in the country for both the existing number of hot springs and theannual amount of spring water output.
The total number of hot springs currently existing in the prefecture is 4,381.
Among them are some of the country's most famous onsen resorts, such as Beppu
facing the Beppu Bay and Yufuin in central Oita.
Along with onsen spas, Oita oers timeless history, nostalgic Japanese culturalexperiences, and a wide variety of savory cuisines made with products from thisresource-rich, abundant nature.
A trip to Onsen Prefecture, OITA is sure to rejuvenate your body, soul, and mind as itshould leave an ever lasting impression on your heart.

View from Beppu City
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Japanese-style green tourism began over 20 years ago in Ajimu-machi, Usa City, Oita
Prefecture.
"Noson Mimpaku" got its name from letting visitors stay overnight in the homes ofordinary farmers to experience the lifestyle of the farmers, and it has been attracting theattention of people of all ages and nationalities. What makes Oita Prefecture stand out
is that it offers visitors the experience of lifestyles that are unique to the locale that is not
limited to a farming community, but includes the seaside, a riverside, a valley, ahighland, and a remote island.
The wisdom for everyday life rooted in each community, and mealtimes full of smilingfaces.
Why not venture out in search of your spiritual home?

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Staying at a Local Farm, a Local Experiencein the Heart of the Japanese Countryside
After visiting Usuki known for its castle, its samurai streets, andthe Stone Buddhas carved into the volcanic rock, I had thechance to visit a rather special accommodation: I will sleep at
the home of a couple of farmers, who own vegetable gardens
and even rice fields. Ideal for green tourism enthusiasts looking
for an experience to connect with nature, the environment, andecology closer to farmers and the Japanese countryside.

The beautiful countryside
before arriving at the farmer’s inn

This house is where
I am going to stay!!

The farmer’ s house where stayed was about 45 minutes by carfrom the Usuki Stone Buddhas carved in the rock, towards Sakicity.
The driveway was beautiful and we passed through several valleys before coming upon this small village which has only eightor nine houses.
The house where I stayed is run by a nice couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Sato. Both are about 75 years old but look much younger. They
are still quite active despite Mr. Sato having a bad leg. I enjoyedtalking with them and noticed they have a certain accent. In
addition to their personal activity in the fields, they get up every
day very early (sometimes 1 am) to distribute the mail to thesurrounding villagers.
They used to run a tofu
shop, so they have a passion
for cooking and will happily
share any an all information
about the cuisine and local
food they cook in theirbeautiful kitchen.
The wisteria garden must be
They do not speak English
beautiful in full bloom in May.
but with gestures and thefew phrases I knew, we managed to make ourselves understood. They often welcome tourists into their home (Malaysians,
Indians, Japanese … ), so they are used to having tourists
around them, and communicating through various means.
While staying at Mr. and Mrs. Sato’ s accomodations we slept ina normal Japanese house. The rooms reserved for the tourists
are integral parts of the house. They are not separated from themain building but rather they are a part of it, and therefore you
really get to experience life in the Japanese countryside. It isreally a great experience to do if you come to Japan as it actually allows you to feel how Japanese live their daily lives, and it
is not very expensive either! It is best to arrive around 3:30 pm
to 4 pm to sit quietly and help them pick up vegetables andcook. The atmosphere is friendly and family oriented, I loved it!

The mountain view infront of the house

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Japanese traditional old house

Our Room
Before we started to cook,
we went to put our luggage
in our room. The woman
made us choose between
two rooms: a Japanese styleroom, sleeping on the floor.
Or a western style room,with western stylr raised beds. I preferred to sleep in the Japanese room. It had a small balcony overlooking the small riverwhich is right in front of the house. The bathroom and toilets
were located on the ground floor.
It’ s time to start cooking ! The farms are located 100 metersfrom the house. They have plenty of vegetables: cucumber,
pumpkin, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cabbage, eggplant, sweet
pepper, ginger, goya and so much more!

The harvest of the day !

Madame Sato, a wonderfully
generous woman

The Dinner at Farmer’s Inn
It was still very early but we often eat early in the Japanesecountryside, especially because of the lifestyle and work hoursof the farmers.
The kitchen was large and was located in the main room where
there was a TV, and a coffee table. We began by washing all thevegetables, to prepare some of them for the meal. Meanwhile,
the gentleman in the kitchen watched the sumo game on TV.
The atmosphere was 100% Japanese!
We ate very well, first eggplant then everything was quickly
made: potato salad, pickles, tofu, grilled peppers that had been
harvested, shrimp in papillote, soup miso, eel.

Eel donburi as a main dish.

The Breakfast at the Farmer’s Inn
The next morning we got up very early because we had to catcha ferry to visit an island where more cats live than locals. Luckyfor us, Madame Sato had prepared a great breakfast: tomatoes
harvested the day before, salmon, lots of pickles, small cherry
tomatoes, miso soup, riceand grapes.
Before leaving her house,
she prepared us onigiri forthe road and offered us ricefrom her farm.

Experience Japan’ s Green Tourism in Kyushu:
A farm Stay Near Usuki
Only 30 minutes from
Usuki Station, there is a
farm-stay accommodation where you can fully
experience the Japanesecountryside lifestyle. If
you like green tourism
in Japan, this stay on thefarm in Usuki is not to
The hosts of this farm, near Usuki
be missed!
Just three years ago, Mr.
and Mrs. Adachi opened
their doors to welcome
tourists into their home
and allowed them tostay over night. Livingwith their son and Mr.
Adachi’s mother.
The hosts are Mr. and Mrs. Adachi. They plant vegetables andfruits on their farm by themselves and they do not use pesticides.
At this traditional house, it is better to know some Japanesewords in order to communicate with your hosts. But in thiscase, Google Translate will be your best friend, helping you
have a conversation no matter the English ability of your hostso you can spend a pleasant day and night at the farm stay.
Habits and Customs
Nowadays where modernity takes all the place, it is good toknow some of the habits and customs in the house.
In this regard, you will have to take your shoes off in the
genkan, the entrances of all Japanese houses. You will alsoneed to arrange them in the direction of your departure, as
shown in the photo below.

Since this is a traditional house, you will find sliding doors andtatami mats. You should not walk in with your shoes on, justwalk barefoot or with your socks.
The house, the room and meals
Accommodations are available for up to 20 people and willallow you to experience a typical Japanese house. The room isreally big and has air conditioning. There is futon, a traditional
Japanese bed, that you will sleep on. I have slept on one ofthem for several months and it’s a real pleasure.

The house has many Buddhist
ornaments in the purest Japanese style.

On my request, they prepared for a vegetarian meal, but theyusually serve meat and fish of course. Everything is cooked byMrs. Adachi. A real feast, we experienced the true taste of seasonal products. During my conversation with them, I tell themthat I really like umeshu, an alcoholic drink made from ume,
Japanese plums. Mr. Adachi then had me taste the umeshu
which he makes by himself. I had one word to describe its
taste: pure delight.
Here are some of the course meals prepared with their own
seasonal products.
Be careful though, it isvery rare to have a sweet
breakfast in Japan.
A cafe in the center of
the Japanese countryside
In the early morning, myhost offered to show us
his garden. Walking
ahead, I found a tableand benches waiting for
us. He invited me todrink coffee with a beautiful view of the Japanesecountryside. Such abeautiful start to the day!
We talked about manydifferent subjects while
sitting in silence sometimes. The beautiful
sound of the birds andthe wind were there to fillthis silence at times.
Before leaving, we had awalk together in the surrounding countryside. A beautiful landscape! Land as far as eyes can see, there were plantations
everywhere. The Japanese countryside is splendid.

Japanese countryside
in Usuki5

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A Farm Stay in Bungotakada, Surrounded by Rice Paddies
Experienced the bustling city life of Tokyo? Ventured to thenumerous temples and shrines of Kyoto? Well then, are you
ready for something different? If you are ready to get off thebeaten path, then look no further than Bungotakada in Oita
prefecture Kyushu, Japan's third and southernmost mainisland.
This small town lost in the mountains and pent in by the ricepaddies offers you aunique chance to experience the real countryside life of Japan. HereMr. and Mrs. Kono haveopened their family
home and farm toguests who want toexperience life in rural
Japan. Located in Ofuji,
here the K ono’s o f f er
you a unique experienceof full immersion as theyshare their house, farming know-how and ofcourse some top quality
meals too! I was lucky enough to experience their hospitality
over a weekend, and would like to share my experience.

Picking eggplants is actuallyharder work than I had
expected. To spot exactly
which eggplants were mature I
had to be constantly bent
down and had to move forward, twisted under the plantations. Kono-san explained tome where to cut so that the
eggplants would be able togrow back strong, and how to
select the best ones for harvesting..
After working, it’s time torelax. With the delicious aroma
of tonight’s dinner wafting infrom the kitchen, I chilled out
and discovered with pleasure
the practice of the ofuro. The
ofuro is a Japanese bath that isfound in most of the housesaround here. Proper etiquettesays, one must shower before
entering the 42-degree heatedwater.
During this wonderful periodof relaxation, The Kono’s
served up a whole feast, madeonly made with the local farm
products. It was all waiting forme, set out on the living-room table. Each dish was truly delicious: from the vegetable tempura, scrambled eggs withtomato, soup, chawanmushi (vegetables and egg flan) evensome karaage (fried-chicken). I do think it was the most delicious food I have eaten since arriving in Japan. Whilst my belly
was already full, the regions pride product was brought in toclose the dinner; the rice. We eat the rice without any seasoning, so that we may truly experience the flavor. The rice that
we can find in France has nothing on this. My final word is,wow.

a traditional Japanese house

After arriving at Usa
station, Mr. Kono
came to pick me up in
his car. The farm is agood 30-minute drivefrom the station. In
the early afternoon oflate September, therice fields glittered as
if sprinkled with gold.
We stopped during
the trip to take a few
pictures before taking
Tatami and sliding doors
the car up a steep
path lined with trees,
up the mountain. I was so taken by the breathtaking scenerythat we arrived in front of the isolated family farm, surrounded
by a full green landscape, before I knew it.

During the dinner, we talked about many things and we evencommented on television programs. The Kono’s place is not a
hotel, but rather their real family home so everyone can feel athome. Before going to sleep I helped to set up my bed. I was
given two futons to sleep on, and five blankets to keep warm.
Well, as you can image I slept warm and comfortably!
Finally I woke to a pure and traditional Japanese breakfast. On
today’s menu, we enjoyed a miso soup and some salmon, raw
vegetables, all served with rice and yakisoba. Yesterday's
freshly picked eggplants also made an appearance, all grilled
up and served with miso on top. There is no better way tostart the day for a tour of the region!

Mr and Mrs Kono live in a beautiful and large traditional Japanese house. Built 120 years ago with a wooden structure, it
has been in the family for many generations. Many features of
traditional Japanese housing can be found inside, from thegenkan (the entrance where one takes of their shoes), to thetatami flooring, many sliding doors, and the butsudan, a small
Buddhist altar used to pray to the Buddha and ones family
ancestors. You will also notice many futons piled up, waiting
to be used for the night.
Along with a very warm welcoming and some iced green tea
and cake, we begin to get to know each other. The Konos whoare both in their seventies, do not speak a word of English!
This was a great opportunity for me to really practice my Japanese and to use expression and imagination to make myself
understood. Anyway we laughed a lot and finally managed to
exchange words. I think this really added to the experience.
In the afternoon the Konos offered to show me how to pick
eggplants. It is the peak season and the garden is full of them.
But before we set out, we have to get ready. Despite the mildheat of September long sleeves are strongly recommended,
lest our arms all ravaged. To do this and to protect myclothes, Mrs. Kono lent me a nice purple long-sleeved apron.
Upon seeing me don this the couple declared in one voice that
I looked really “kawaii” – cute in Japanese – and we set out to
go to work the fields.

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From Tokyo, take a flight to Oita for
1 hour 45 minutes. Then, from Oita
airport, take a bus bound for Beppu
station. Once you have arrived at
Beppu station, take a train to Usa
station. From here, Kono-san willprobably come to pick you up at thestation.

Stay at Noka Minshuku (Farmer's Stay) Close to Kitsuki
Nakayamaga is a mountainous region northwest of Kitsuki City (杵築), in the Kunisaki Peninsula, Kyushu Island. It
promotes “green tourism” or ecotourism,
which allows everyone
to experience the countryside in Japan by staying in noka minshuku (農家 民宿), a bed and breakfast with
farmers.

taste them as they are.
After we peel the skin, we put them in boiling water for a few
seconds and finally dried them for a fortnight in the open.
They all exude a unique scent, and their sweetness is comparable to that of fresh soft dates. I patiently peeled the fruits
while partially preserving their stem and a piece of branch. We
then tied them to a rope to form a kind of garland to hangvertically in a shed protected from moisture at the back of thehouse.

During my trip to the Kunisaki Peninsula, a couple with very
warm hospitality shared their daily rhythm of growing shiitake
mushrooms, rice and onions with me. They also grow somevegetables and fruits, for their personal consumption, theirgoal being to be almost self-sufficient.
Oita Prefecture alone accounts for 48% of Japanese shiitake
production. The mushrooms are grown on oak stumps.
Thanks to the nutrients contained in the strains, they cangrow without chemical treatment. Farmers (more specifically,
mycoculture) erect a kind of wooden barrier made of logs,
arranged in chevrons that constitute bands of mushrooms.

In addition to mycoculture and rural life experiences in Japan,
we have covered a variety of topics from daily work, ourrespective cultures, families, travel; as well as politics, andcurrent environmental issues. Indeed, global warming affects
them directly: as evidenced by photographs taken about
fifteen years ago, mushroom crops have tended to decline
lately.
Sato-san’s family only speaks Japanese, but they have hosted
English-speaking families in the past and an Indonesian girlhas even stayed at their home for a whole year. They receive,
very regularly, young Japanese high school students and help
them discover the life in the countryside.
Our attentive hosts were eager to share everything they could
with us, they took me to the local onsen, and after dinner weadmired the illuminated fields of a neighbouring farmer.
Rice, which they grow themselves, is valuable and central totheir meals. It is also used to make miso, and the first part ofany freshly baked rice is an offering to the ancestors.

The Step of how to “Cultivate the Mushroom” areas follows:•Seed mushroom (propagation material);•The preparation of logs, supports of the culture;•Seeding logs with mycelium;•Control of the development of mycelium;•Finally, harvesting and packaging. Shiitake aresold fresh, but can be dried when the production is too abundant, especially in the spring,
the best harvest period.

During this stay in Noka Minshuku, I also learned how to cooka kind of custard prepared from locally grown peanuts. We
poked the peanuts lightly and then removed the thin skinaround the seeds. After soaking in water for a few hours, we
mixed them with water and passed the thick liquid obtained
through a fine mesh bag. This vegetable milk is then mixed
with kudzu, a starch made from fern root, and slowly heateduntil it thickens.
Last step, pour it into a mould and keep it cool for at least 12
hours. We tasted this tofu, which is not tofu (since it does notcontain soy!) at breakfast, accompanied by a bit of miso
scented yuzu bark, also homemade. Nothing is lost in thisrecipe since okara, the solid pulp that remains after making
the vegetable milk, can be used to prepare cookies.

I even received a souvenir, homegrown shiitake, which we had collected the day before, small kabocha
squash and dried persimmons!
For more information, please the
Yamaga Green Tourism website(only in Japanese), which offers
more information about the stay inNoka Minshuku and allows you tobook through the guest’s email
address.

I also enjoyed making hoshigaki (干し柿), or dried persimmons. The image of the “curtains” of kakis to make it dry
comes to the mind of anyone who went to the countryside inJapan in autumn. The persimmon tree, located right in front of
the house, produces extremely astringent fruits; if you try to

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get a taste.

For access to Kitsuki Castle from Kitsuki Station,
Oita Kotsu Bus is convenient. Take the bus boundfor Kitsuki Bus Terminal and get off at the final stop.

It is a 5-minute walkfrom Kitsuki Bus
Terminal to Kitsuki
Castle.

If you stroll through the town wearing a kimono, you can enjoy many benefits such as free admission
to public facilities, lunch discounts and small presents at various locations.

Bamboo craft
Bamboo craft is popular in Oita Prefecture so you cantake a day trip to give it a try.

Kumano Magaibutsu
Among the largest rock carved Buddha
statues in Japan Fudomyoo（left 8meters,
Dainichi nyorai（right）6.7meters.
They are said to have been carved nearly 1000
years ago.

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Experience & Farm stay

COURSEMODEL

KITSUKI
Kate House

Day one10:56 depart

JR Beppu station

Nippo Main Line(bound for Kitsuki)

11:20 arrive

JR Kitsuki station

11:22 depart

Kitsuki Ekimae Bus stop

Oita Kotsu Bus

KitsukiBus Terminal

11:35 arrive
on foot

Rental kimono
Warakuan

11:40 arrive

Stroll through the castle town
in a kimono (2 hours)

Kate House is an 80-year-old Japanese-style house, which has been completely renovated and has
a lovely atmosphere16:15 depart

KitsukiBus Terminal

Oita Kotsu Bus bound for Kitsuki station

16:31 arrive

Kitsuki Ekimae Bus stop

16:39 depart

JR Kitsuki station

Nippo Main Line(bound for Yanagigaura)

JR Nakayamaga station
Meet up with host family

16:47 arrive

By host's car

17:00

❸

Farm stay experience❶

Day two①The host Matsumoto san②Wood chopping experience③④Steaming rice in an oldstyle kamado oven

❹

08:00

❷

Homemade breakfast
Farm stay experience

10:20 depart
By host's car

10:30 arrive
10:34 depart

JR Nakayamaga Station

Nippo Main Line(bound for Kozaki)

11:24 arrive

JR Beppu station

Information
Kitsuki City Official Tourism Site
http://www.kit-suki.com/

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COURSEMODELBUNGOTAKADA

Experience & Farm stay P Lotus Tashibu
Day One

11:15 departBeppu Kitahama Mae

Airliner Bus

Oita Airport

12:00 arrive
On foot

12:05 arrive
13:00 departLunch at
Sato no Eki Musashi
Meet up with
Tourist Taxi

Taxi

13:50 arrive
14:50 depart

Kumano Magaibutsu(60 minutes)

Taxi

The living room table is a "hori kotatsu" under which you can stretch your legs out and relax.

15:00 arrive
15:30 depart

Maki Oodo(30 minutes)

Taxi

15:40 arrive
16:10 depart12

By host's car

3

Farmstay Experience

16:30 arrive

18:00
4

Fuki Temple(30 minutes)
Meet up with hosts

Hot spring

5①②③Vagetables for dinner and breakfast are harvested from afield near the house.
④Making gyoza dumplings. (made without pork so Muslim people
can enjoy them)⑤⑥Making a bracelet using prayer beads

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Day Two

08:00

Morning stretchesand exercise

09:00

Homemade breakfast

10:00 departWith my host Tashibu san

The great hall of Fukiji Temple is a nationaltreasure. It is the oldest surviving timber
structure in Kyushu.
Showa no machi, located in central Bungotakada
City, is an area in which the Showa Period of 60
years ago has been tastefully recreated.

by host's car

10:30 arrive

Bungotakada
Showa no Machi(2 hours)

13:34 depart

Bungotakada
bus terminal

Daiko Hokubu Bus Bound for Usa station

13:43 arrive
Information
Bungotakada City official tourism site
https://www.showanomachi.com/en/

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13:57 depart

JR Usa Station

JR Sonic No.23 bound for Oita

14:27 arrive

JR Beppu station

COURSE

MODEL

YUFU

Experience & Farm stay Yuzan Shochikudo
Day One10:06 depart

JR Oita Station

Kyudai Main Line(bound for Yufuin)

10:52 arrive
11:00 depart

JR Shonai Station

By host's car

Lunch at Yuzan
Oven-baked
pizza-making experience(1 hr 30 mins.)

11:30 arrive

Learned pottery from Master Yuzan

13:00
15:30 depart

Pottery lesson
from Master Yuzan(2 hrs 30 mins.)
Meet-up with the host

By host's car

15:45 arrive2

3

16:20 depart

Public hot spring
bathhouse

By host's car

16:30
1

"Shochikudo" inn.

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①A souvenir shot with the teacher.
②Enjoy your personally prepared pizza baked in the wood-fired oven.
③A photo taken at Shochikudo lodging house.
④Make bamboo craft by following carefully given instructions.
⑤Made a neat piece, thanks to the teacher.

Day Two
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08:00

09:00
10:30 depart

Breakfast

Learn how to makea bamboo basket froma bamboo craftsman
at Shochikudo(1 hr 30 mins.)

By host's car

Yufu is one of the famous hot spring resorts inJapan. Its bucolic streets are uniquely Japanese.

10:45 arrive
11:02 depart

Kyudai Main Line(bound for Oita)

Information
Yufu City Green Tourism Study Group
http://yufuguri.jp/

JR Onoya Station

11:37 arrive

JR Oita Station

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Green Tourism location in OITA Prefecture
About Farm Stay

・Experience the daily life of farm families with activities such as vegetable harvesting and craft making.
・Unlike hotels and inns, for legal reasons, you will be asked to help your hosts prepare meals.
beverage licenses.）（Except for some host families who have obtained food andImagawaPA/ Smart IC
Nippo Main Line
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time.
・In many cases, you will be taken to a local hot spring facility for bath
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Nakatsu City

MatamaOnsen

213

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Nakatsu-Hita Road

NPO Corporation Ajimu Town
Ajimu Green Tourism Study Group
Usa City
TEL.0978-44-1158
japan-ajimu-gt@basil.ocn.ne.jp

Soeda

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Koge PA/Smart IC

Fukuoka
Prefecture

Sanko
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Mt. Kyoyomidake▲
Mt. Inugadake
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500

Usa

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Nakatsu IC
Mt.Hachimen Kanairo Onsen

Yaba-Hita-Hikosan
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Expwy.
Usa City

Hikosan▲
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Yakkan River

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Mt. Kubote
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212

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496

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Hiji Bypass

Fukami Onsen
Hayami JCT/IC

Hiji Town

Innai Amari Onsen

Jumonjibaru Observatory●

Kusu Town

Oita Expwy.

Hagio PA

Yoake Hita

Amagase Amagase
Hita City Green Tourism Study Group

Hiji Jct. Shibaseki
Onsen
Myoban Onsen Kameg
Beppuwan SA ● ●Shichifuku Onsen
Uto-no-sho

Hita IC●

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Mt. Shakadake▲

Syonai

Kyusuikei Onsen

Onoya

210

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Ogirihata Green Tourism
Ohyama Study Group
Hita City
TEL.0973-52-2644▲
Mt. Kuju

387

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MiyajiAso

Taketa City

Mt. Aso肥本▲
Mt. Nekodake▲Mt. Takadake▲
Mt. Nakadake

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Green Tourism Bungo-Ono
325
Bungo-Ono City Noka Minshuku Study GroupCity
TEL.0974-34-2921
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Expressways
Service area ／ Parking area
Junction265

Konoemachi◉ Prefectual government

265

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Main road

Michi-no-eki Roadside Rest Area

Kokonoe Green Tourism
Study Group▲

Mt. Sobo

TEL.0973-76-3804
325

Air Port

Interchange

MiyazakiPrefecture

General road
Railway station

Country Code(+81)

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Heart Tourism Study Group
Hita City
TEL.0973-54-3325
heart2rism@gmail.com

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Bungo-Takata Bungo-Takada City Green
Tourism Promotion Association
City

Kunisaki City Tourism Association
Kunisaki Green Tourism Department
City
TEL.0978-72-5168

staybungotakada@gmail.com

Yufu
City

Yufu City Green Tourism
Study Groupkanko@city.kunisaki.lg.jp
Himeshima Village
Ferry
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10 km

5

Oita
07

▲
Mt. Futago

Kunisaki City

Kusu Town
Green Tourism Study Group

Kusu
Town

TEL.0973-73-7415

Sora-no-eki Musashi
Seoul (Incheon)
Tokyo (Haneda)
Tokyo (Narita)
Nagoya (Chubu)
Osaka (Itami)

11

Oita Kuko Road

fumi-uno@kdt.ne.jp

Sea of Iyo

Aki IC

Kitsuki City Kitsuki IC

213

Kitsuki

Ferry Sunﬂower

Aiwara PA
Fujiwara JCT
Ege ICHiji IC

10

11Kicchomu-san Village
Notsu
Green Tourism Association
Takashima Island
Usuki City
TEL.0974-32-2337

Usuki City Green Tourism
Notsu
Study Group
Usuki City
TEL.090-2507-6847

Beppu-Osaka

Hiji

Oita-Kobe

Uwajima Unyu Ferry
Beppu-Yawatahama

gawa Onsen

Kokudo Kyushi Ferry

Saganoseki-Misaki

Beppu Baybo Kannawa
ance Museum

Beppu Beach Sand BathBeppu

pu PortOno River

Hamawaki Onsen

Oita River

Oita Port

Oita

KouzakiNippo Main Line

Oita City

hemodori@yahoo.co.jp

Saganoseki Port

Saganoseki

197◉

Oita IC

Yamaga Green Tourism
Yamaga-machi Study Group
Kitsuki City
TEL.0977-75-0256

Oita Airport

Yamaga Onsen "Kaze-no-sato"●

09

Seto Inland Sea National Park

08

KunisakiPeninsula

08

Kyushi Orange Ferry
Uwajima Unyu Ferry

Saganoseki Peninsula

Usuki-Yawatahama

217

Usuki BayOita-Miyagawauchi IC

Kuroshima Islando-S

OkimukuIsland10ng

BuOita-Mitsuyoshi IC
Oita-Mera IC

12 13

Hoto Island sea route

Tsukumi IC

Nakakyusu Expwy.

Tsukumi217

Chitose IC

57

Hoto Island

ait

Inukai IC

Tsukumi Bay

Usuki IC

TaketaCity

Kichokure Taketa
Study Group

Saiki Bay

Saiki-Sukumo

NPO Kamae Blue Tourism
Kamae Study Group
Saiki City
TEL.0972-42-0115

Tsukumi City

Ono-Higashi IC

13

Str

502

12

yo

Usuki City

Muku Island sea route

Usuki Port

Usuki

Ho

Oita
Prefecture

Higashi-kyushu
Expwy.

o

Hohi Main Lineuid

Jimuku Island

Higashi-kyushu
Expwy.

Bungo-Ono City

10

MiemachiOnyujima

Saiki IC

15

Saiki

Sukumo Ferry

Saiki Municipal Oshima sea route
Saiki Port

Saiki-Katata IC

16

Saiki City

Sobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park

14

Nippo Main Line
←Saiki-Nobeoka Minami I.C.
Free Zone14326

Fujikawachi Yu〜topia

Senzakibana

Kamae IC10TO MIYAZAKI↓
Kamae-Hatozu IC

Saiki
City

Saiki Green Tourism
Study Group
TEL.0972-58-2464

Yakata Island

Nippo Kaigan
Quasi-National Park

FukashimaIslandSome of the Farm Stay in Oita Prefecture can be booked through here.

URL:https://www.airbnb.com/farmstay_ in _oita

1513Transportation facilities

Tokuyama,Houshu

Himeshima

N
Kokurahigashi interchange

Takedatsu Port

Kitakyushu interchange
Yahata interchangey213

Yukuhashi interchange

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Imi Port

E
shu

29

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Ky

34

10

Buzen interchange

Oita Airport Road

Nakatsu interchange
Usa-Beppu Road

Fukuoka interchange

Fukuoka Airport

Fukuoka Prefecture

212

Dazaifu interchange
Asakura interchange

Hita interchange

Oita Airport

Usa interchange 10
Kitsuki interchange

Tokyo
Osaka
NagoyaFujihara junction Seoul

Hiji interchange
Hayami interchange
Hiji junction
Beppu Port
Oita Port
387
Beppu interchange

Oita Expressway
212

442

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Kob

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ham
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S
Tsukumi interchange

10

Yamanami
Highway

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197

Oita interchange
Yufuin interchange

Tosu interchange

Kurume interchange

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ham

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Usuki interchange
East Kyushu
Expressway
Saiki interchange
Nakakyusu Expressway

Inukai interchange

Taketa interchange

Oita Prefecture

1057←To KUMAMOTO

326

Air routes

Kamae interchange

Tokyo(Haneda)1 hour 30 minutes (14 flights per day)

Oita Airport(ANA - JAL - SNA)Tokyo
(Narita)

1 hour 40 minutes (1 to 3 flights per day)

Oita Airport(Jetstar)

Osaka(Itami)1 hour (7 flights per day)

Oita Airport(ANA - IBEX - JAL)

Nagoya(Chubu Centrair)

1 hour 5 minutes (2 flights per day)

Oita Airport(IBEX - ANA)

Seoul
(Incheon)

1 hour 35 minutes (10 flights per week)

Oita Airport(T’way/KOREAN AIR)Bus

↓To MIYAZAKI

Hiroshima

HakataKokuraKobe

Nagoya

Tokyo

Osaka

Oita

JR
Northliner (4 buses per day)

Bungotakada Usa - Nakatsu

Yufuin Express Limousine Bus (6 buses per day)

Oita Airport

YufuinAirport Express Bus Airliner (40 buses per day)Beppu - Oita

South Liner (6 buses per day)Shin Osaka Station

Hiroshima Station

Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen
Nozomiabout 2 hours 15 minutes

Hakata Station

Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen
Nozomiabout 50 minutes

Express YUFU.
YUFUIN no MORI
About 2hrs

Usuki - Saiki

Kokura Station
Toyonokuni (14 buses per day) 2hours15 minutes

Fukuoka Airport

Beppu (Kitahama)Yanagigaura Station

Ferry
Osaka
Kobe
Tokuyama

Usa Station
Ferry Sunflower (1 sailing per day) 11 hours 50 minutes

Ferry Sunflower (1 sailing per day) 11 hours 20 minutes

Suonada Ferry (5 sailings per day) 2 hours

Uwajima Ferry (6 sailings per day) 2 hours 45 minutes

Yawatahama

Uwajima Ferry (6 sailings per day) 2 hours 20 minutes

Beppu

Kitsuki Station

Oita

Beppu Station

Takedatsu
Beppu
Usuki

Express Sonic
about 1 hour 25 minutes

Oita Station
Express Yufuin no Mori - Yufu
(about 50 minutes)

Yufuin Station(Public Corporation) within Tourism Oita Oita Prefecture, Oita City, Takasago machi 2-50 Oasis Hiroba 21 (3 floor)
Tel（+81）
97-536-6250

Hita Station

Yufuin Station

Date of Issue March, 2019

Fax（+81）
97-536-6251 E-mail tourism@we-love-oita.or.jp