Road Trip: The sacred & secular art of Kunisaki
The Kunisaki Peninsula is imbued with a placid spirituality embodied by 1,300 year-old…
Kunisaki & Yabakei Bus Tours
The Oita Kotsu bus company runs two regular, scheduled tours to the Kunisaki Peninsula and Yabakei. Both are convenient ways to explore both of these fascinating and scenic areas.
Kunisaki Route: Usa Jingu, Fuki-ji, Makiodo, Kumano Magaibutsu, Zaizen Bochi; and Futago-ji. Start and finish points at Oita Station, Beppu Station and Usa Station.
Yabakei Route: Fukuzawa House; Ao-no-Domon; Rakan-ji; Yabakei Dam; Shin-Yabakei; Prefectural History Museum. Start and finish points at Oita Station, Beppu Station and Nakatsu Station.
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