Oita, Japan · Asia
Yokkaichi is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Usa, 27km from Beppu Hells (Jigoku Meguri).
Yokkaichi is a town located in Oita, Japan. With a population of 52,771, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Yokkaichi sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Yokkaichi to your route.
Kuzuhara Kofun (葛原古墳) is a Kofun period burial mound, located in the Onizuka, Kuzuhara neighborhood of the city of Usa on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957.
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Yokkaichi is located in Oita, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 33.5354 latitude, 131.3281 longitude.
Yokkaichi has a population of approximately 52,771 people, making it a town in Japan.
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Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
Full driving guide for Japan7 notable places within an hour's drive.
tunnel
A tunnel hand-cut through a cliff on the Yamakuni River, begun by the monk Zenkai in 1735 and reputedly dug over three decades to spare travellers a lethal chain path. Sections of the original chiselled bore survive alongside the road.
15 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A collection of spectacular hot spring vents in Beppu producing steaming pools of vivid blue, red, and milky-white water.
27 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
A hillside circuit on the island of Kyushu in Japan, known for dramatic elevation changes and hosting Super GT and Super Formula.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A narrow ravine village straddling the Kumamoto–Oita border where steam vents rise between old wooden inns and footbridges. In spring hundreds of carp streamers are strung across the gorge.
48 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
A broad, low curtain of water falling from an overhanging ledge, allowing visitors to walk along a path behind the entire span of the fall. A short descent from the car park in northern Kumamoto.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A hot-spring village in the Aso highlands that banned neon and concrete facades, so wooden inns and stone-walled riverside baths dominate. A single wooden pass grants entry to three open-air baths of your choice.
54 km · about 60 min drive
photogenic
A private hillside garden near Kitakyushu with two long tunnels of trained wisteria in some twenty colours, flowering for a few weeks in late April and early May. Entry is by advance dated ticket.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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