# Beppu

- Kind: port
- Data version: 2026-10-14
- Reference month: 2026-10
- Checked: 2026-07-22
- Page: https://cruise-pitta.com/en/port/beppu

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## Overview

Photo: Photo credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beppu_Montage_2.jpg · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beppu_Montage_2.jpg)

Checked: none (unverified)

- Region: [View Japan & Asia on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=japan-asia)
- Description: A downtown hot spring district with a retro public bathhouse and large traditional inns. Eight hot spring areas, known collectively as Beppu Hatto, spread within walking distance, making visiting the baths itself a way to explore the city.
- Port name: Beppu
- English name: Beppu
- Country: Japan
- Latitude / longitude: 33.28, 131.50

One of Japan's leading hot-spring cities on Beppu Bay in Oita Prefecture. It has among the country's largest numbers of hot-spring sources and greatest discharge volumes, with steam rising throughout the city.

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Port highlights

- Population: A hot spring city of about 110,000
- Climate: A warm, humid climate. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are mild as typical of Kyushu. Rainfall is high during the June to July rainy season and the September typhoon season.
- Language: Japanese (English signage is available at tourist facilities)
- Currency: Japanese yen (JPY). Cash is required at small public bathhouses.
- Best time to visit: March to May and October to November. Hot spring hopping is also pleasant in the cool months from late autumn to winter.

### Local food

Jigoku-mushi (food steamed with hot spring steam), Seki horse mackerel and Seki mackerel, toriten, ryukyu (marinated fish).

### Sights

- Beppu Hells tour, including Umi Jigoku (Sea Hell) and Chinoike Jigoku (Blood Pond Hell)
- Takegawara Onsen and sand bath
- Myoban and Kannawa districts, with scenic hot springs on high ground
- Mount Tsurumi, reached by the Beppu Ropeway
- Townscape views from the Yukemuri Observatory

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Monthly average high / low temperatures

| Month | Average high (°C / °F) | Average low (°C / °F) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 11 °C / 51 °F | 3 °C / 37 °F |
| Feb | 12 °C / 53 °F | 3 °C / 37 °F |
| Mar | 15 °C / 58 °F | 6 °C / 43 °F |
| Apr | 20 °C / 67 °F | 10 °C / 51 °F |
| May | 24 °C / 75 °F | 15 °C / 59 °F |
| Jun | 27 °C / 80 °F | 19 °C / 67 °F |
| Jul | 31 °C / 88 °F | 24 °C / 74 °F |
| Aug | 32 °C / 90 °F | 24 °C / 76 °F |
| Sep | 28 °C / 83 °F | 21 °C / 70 °F |
| Oct | 23 °C / 74 °F | 15 °C / 59 °F |
| Nov | 18 °C / 65 °F | 10 °C / 49 °F |
| Dec | 13 °C / 55 °F | 5 °C / 40 °F |

Adapted from Japan Meteorological Agency climate normals · Period: 1991–2020 · Station: Oita · about 12.2 km from port · Last checked: 2026-10-03

Checked: 2026-10-03

## Local prices for travelers

- Compared with Tokyo, Japan (median of items): 100 (Tokyo = 100) (Estimated)
- Category: Similar to Tokyo

Compared with Tokyo, everything costs about the same.

| Item | Amount | Currency | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Water 370 ml | ¥108 | JPY | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Coffee | ¥485 | JPY | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Inexpensive meal | ¥900 | JPY | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Local beer | ¥650 | JPY | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Big Mac | ¥500 | JPY | Checked: none (unverified) |

- Survey month: 2026-10

Prices from nearby Fukuoka (about 108 km away) · Amounts in the recorded local currency. No currency conversion applied. · Last checked: Oct 2026 · Sources: Shop and menu prices · [The Economist, Big Mac Index](https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data) ([CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/))

Checked: none (unverified)

## Getting there from Japan

- Nearest airport: OIT
- Description: Unknown
- Airport to port (approx.): Unknown
- Ease of access: A — Direct flight (Estimated)

About 31 km from airport to port (straight-line distance) (Estimated)

Calculated from OurAirports coordinates

Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)

Checked: 2026-07-22

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## Itineraries calling here

### [13-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/msc-bellissima-13n-tokyo-yokohama-osanbashi)

- Region: Japan & Asia
- Itinerary: May 2027
- Departure months: 2027-05
- Ship: MSC Bellissima
- Cruise line: MSC Cruises
- Duration: 13 nights
- Departure / arrival: Yokohama → Yokohama
- Port: Yokohama › Kobe › Kochi › +6 › Yokohama
- Cruise type: Round trip / 10
- Amount: Unknown
- Fare level: Standard

Checked: 2026-10-09

### [11-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/diamond-princess-11n-tokyo-yokohama-osanbashi)

- Region: Japan & Asia
- Itinerary: Mar 2027
- Departure months: 2027-03
- Ship: Diamond Princess
- Cruise line: Princess Cruises
- Duration: 11 nights
- Departure / arrival: Yokohama → Yokohama
- Port: Yokohama › Beppu › Hiroshima › +6 › Yokohama
- Cruise type: Round trip / 10
- Amount: From £1,221.00 · Price on the UK site (GBP, incl. taxes; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Standard

Checked: 2026-10-09

### [14-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama to Hong Kong](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-venus-14n-tokyo-incl-yokohama-to-hong-kong)

- Region: Japan & Asia
- Itinerary: Sep 2027
- Departure months: 2027-09
- Ship: Viking Venus
- Cruise line: Viking Ocean Cruises
- Duration: 14 nights
- Departure / arrival: Yokohama → Hong Kong
- Port: Yokohama › Shimizu › Osaka › +5 › Hong Kong
- Cruise type: One way / 9
- Amount: From $12,599.00 · Price on the US site (USD, tax inclusion unknown; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Highest

Checked: 2026-10-09

### [14-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/diamond-princess-14n-yokohama)

- Region: Japan & Asia
- Itinerary: Oct–Nov 2026
- Departure months: 2026-10, 2026-11
- Itinerary: 2 itineraries
- Ship: Diamond Princess
- Cruise line: Princess Cruises
- Duration: 14 nights
- Departure / arrival: Yokohama → Yokohama
- Port: Yokohama › Hakodate › Aomori › +9 › Yokohama
- Cruise type: Round trip / 13
- Amount: From £1,611.00 · Price on the UK site (GBP, incl. taxes; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Standard

Checked: 2026-10-09

### [12-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/sapphire-princess-12n-yokohama)

- Region: Japan & Asia
- Itinerary: Mar 2027
- Departure months: 2027-03
- Ship: Sapphire Princess
- Cruise line: Princess Cruises
- Duration: 12 nights
- Departure / arrival: Yokohama → Yokohama
- Port: Yokohama › Nagoya › Toba › +7 › Yokohama
- Cruise type: Round trip / 11
- Amount: From £1,211.00 · Price on the UK site (GBP, incl. taxes; JPY is an estimate)
- Fare level: Lower

Checked: 2026-10-09

## Links

### External sites and sources

- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beppu_Montage_2.jpg)
- [The Economist, Big Mac Index](https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data)

### Related Cruise Pitta pages

- [View Japan & Asia on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=japan-asia)
- [13-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/msc-bellissima-13n-tokyo-yokohama-osanbashi)
- [11-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/diamond-princess-11n-tokyo-yokohama-osanbashi)
- [14-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama to Hong Kong](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/viking-venus-14n-tokyo-incl-yokohama-to-hong-kong)
- [14-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/diamond-princess-14n-yokohama)
- [12-Night Japan & Asia Cruise from Yokohama](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/sapphire-princess-12n-yokohama)

## Checked

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Sources

- Unverified (no source recorded for this information)