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A hillside circuit on the island of Kyushu in Japan, known for dramatic elevation changes and hosting Super GT and Super Formula.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Oita, Japan · Asia
Yufu is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Beppu, 16km from Beppu Hells (Jigoku Meguri).
Yufu is a town located in Oita, Japan. With a population of 32,772, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Yufu 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 Yufu to your route.
Yufu (由布市, Yufu-shi) is a city in Ōita Prefecture. As of 30 November 2023, the city had an estimated population of 33,556 in 15,883 households, and a population density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometer (280/sq mi). The total area of the city is 319.32 km2 (123.29 sq mi).
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Yufu is located in Oita, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 33.1956 latitude, 131.3783 longitude.
Yufu has a population of approximately 32,772 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.
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racetrack
A hillside circuit on the island of Kyushu in Japan, known for dramatic elevation changes and hosting Super GT and Super Formula.
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.
16 km · about 20 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
32 km · about 35 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.
33 km · about 40 min 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's largest volcanic calderas in Kyushu with an active smoking crater and vast green grasslands.
43 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
A moss-covered stone stairway of roughly 100 steps climbing through cedar forest to a shrine below a rock face pierced by a huge natural window. Reached by a short walk from a small car park in the Aso caldera.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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