page_title: Beppu Onsen
section_title: Hot spring areas
hierarchical_section_title: Beppu Onsen / Hot spring areas
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 大分県別府市別府温泉にある駅前高等温泉。English: Ekimae-Koto Onsen public bath, located in Beppu Onsen, Oita, is close to Beppu Station.
context_page_description: Beppu Onsen is a group of hot springs in the city of Beppu, Ōita in Japan. Beppu Onsen is divided into eight major hot spring areas known as "Beppu Hatto".
  The most significant characteristic of Beppu's hot springs is the richness of its resources. The volume of water discharged is second only to that of the Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
  There are 2,909 hot spring vents within the city, and these account for more than 10% of the 27,644 hot spring vents in Japan, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment in 2004. Statistics from the Beppu City Hall show that more than 130,000 tons of hot spring water gushes from the ground every day. This is the second largest amount of hot spring water discharge in the world, and the largest amount in Japan.
caption: Ekimae-Kotō Onsen
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