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About Beppu city

About Beppu city
One of the world’s greatest hot-spring areas, the city of Beppu is a medium-scale city locatedin Kyushu island in Japan. The landscape of Beppu city is well-known for its rising steam
puffing here and there all over the city. The hot springs feature ten of the eleven varietiesof hot-spring water known to mankind. Besides, spared from the damages of war, the city
contains numerous vestiges of the history, culture and community that grew up aroundpublic hot spring.
Land area：125.29km² / Population：120,185 / Population denticy：959/km²
Source of hot spring：2,217(10% of Japan)
Yield of hot spring：83,058L/min(the highest in the world as a hot spring that the person can use)
※Yufuin city 44,486L/min

Composition of Job：Tertiary Industry：81.8%[History]
1871 May - Beppu Port Opened
1911 July - Beppu rail station opened
1924 April - Beppu city established by enforcement of municipal organization.
（Population:36,276）
1928- Jigoku-meguri sight seeing bus started
1945- End of WW2 without war damage. US occupation army started to station.

About BEPPU PROJECT

About BEPPU PROJECT
Our Mission

Bring the potential of art into society helping to realize a world full of diverse ideas.

BEPPU PROJECT is a non-profit art organization based inBeppu city (Oita Prefecture, South of Japan), known as one of
the world’s greatest hot spring areas.
Founded in April 2005, we have since implemented variousactivities such as the introduction and promotion of local andinternational art. Regarding the regional aspect, developmentof human resources, promotion of craft products and savoirfaire, we have achieved this through holding art projects.
With these projects, we hope to develop local potential
through art, and make more regional places attractive for theworld.
As a medium to promote new ideas and new systems, the art
is here to raise our attention, and to stimulate creativity.
Thus, art can help to take the everyday life with a differentperspective.
We at BEPPU PROJECT truly believe that creativity is a
resource for the future.

PastPull Up

BEPPU PROJECT
Various Activity in local

In the past, we have mademany kinds of events to get
the sponsors by ourselves,
occurring many type ofgroups and companies.
We have changed the local
activity by growing up as aleading organization.

History
2005
2006
2007
2008
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2011
2012

Now

Bottom Up

Various Activity in local

From now, we will occur thelocal companies to clear theproblem and make up newvalue as a “creativepartner". Our purpose is tomake new creative engine
at this city by raising up thelocal organizations.

2014
2015
2016

BEPPU PROJECT

We have accomplished over 1000 projects for creative engine to make Beppu attractive

BEPPU PROJECT founded as a voluntary organization.
Incorporated as a non-profit organization.Hosted “Art NPO Forum in Beppu”
Held International Symposium “The World Hot Spring Culture Creative City Beppu”
Implemented the “platforms” renovation plan
Held Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009 “Mixed Bathing World” as part of theExecutive Committee
Held public culture festival “Beppu Art Month 2010”
Published magazine “Tabi Techo Beppu” (Guidebook of Beppu)
Held Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2012 “Mixed Bathing World” and Beppu Art Month aspart of the Executive Committee
Held “Kunisaki Art Festival 2014” as part of the Excutive Committee
Developed “Oita Made” as a Oita Prefecture souvenir brand.
Held Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2015 “Mixed Bathing World” and Oita Toilenennale 2015as part of the Executive Committee.
Held Beppu Contemporary Art Festival “in BEPPU”
Started “Creative Platform” to develop new business type in Oita.

Run the project for reinvigorate local art festival and workshop

Artist Residency program for foreigner and JapaneseAble Art exhibition and workshop

Art and culture：Contemporary art festivals and art workshop at the public space

Residency program :organizing the apartment for artists and AIR program

Art for disables : Art exhibition of able art and making workshop at the facility for elderly and disables.

PR project to find new demand for tourism

Design, publication, Product development

the projects to reinvigorate local economies and industry by creative thoughts

Activate the tourism: Promote the Beppu and Oita regional culture to find tourists.

Sixth industory：Using the design and art thought for branding the Oita souvenir.

Making new economic value: Support the company marketing and raise their value.