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Vibrantly coloured designs closely reflect the cheerful personalities of the husband and wife artists who have set up their studio and shop in Imi.
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Dolphins in a semi-wild environment are the principal attraction at Oita's second largest aquarium.
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A charming boutique craft beer brewery producing award-winning craft beers.
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A three-hour drive through beautiful and multi-varied, rural countryside.
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Beppu's delightful theme park for younger children and the young at heart.
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A discreet gem of a bookshop and cafe.
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A exquisitely refined ryokan inn in the heart of Yufuin.
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A boutique prize winning umeshu winery adjacent to the wonderful Ume-Hibiki hotel.
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A charming region to cycle arouund centred on the local Michi-no-eki.
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Enjoy Oita's natural scenic attractions from the fairways of 23 courses spread throughout the prefecture. An unrushed day's play for beginners and experienced players alike.
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A convenient way to explore two of Oita's most attractive regions.
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A Japanese architect who has created some of Japan's most organically-inspired buildings including Lamune Onsen in Nagayu Onsen.
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A charming rose and herb garden to relax in and leisurely savour.
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Famed architect responsible for the Nakagin Capsule Hotel in Tokyo's Ginza district and Showa Denko Dome Oita.
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A charming island off the Kunisaki Peninsula's north coast, where the locals are particularly friendly and the seafood plentiful.
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An historic castle town with connections to the Portuguese, Dutch and British that stretch back over 400 hundred years.
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Oita City's professional soccer club.
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An intriguingly pleasant cafe and gallery space found unexpectedly in Taketa's countryside.
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A curated selection of some of the best of Oita Prefecture's produce, arts and crafts.
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Oita's first winery and a must visit for anyone wanting aquaint themselves with Japanese wines from the grape.
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Laidback comfortable accommodation aside a 2km-long sand beach and the pacific Seto Inland Sea.
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The onsen hot spring capital of the world.
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An international field compete in this annual and popular event.
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A top-class race circuit in the centre of Kyushu.
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A haven for cyclists, from the novice to experienced, to explore.
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Bungo Takada's post-war retro feel makes it quite unique in Japan.
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Fun for the family with younger children and the young at heart.
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Oita's vibrant and thriving prefectural capital.
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An olde-worlde feel permeates this quiet hillside onsen hot spring village.
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Cycling in the gorgeously rural Yabakei gorge.
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An elegant and historic town surrounded by verdant countryside.
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A verdant village in deepest Oita with a strong connection to Cameroon.
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Yufuin's oudoor specialist with a great range of goods and friendly advice and information.
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The Jupiter wooden roller coaster is just one of many thrilling attractions at Kijima Kogen, which also provides amusements suitable for all ages.
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Great views over Beppu Bay while taking the easy way up to the top of Mt. Tsurumi-dake.
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The extensive mining of limestone here has added another and very different dimension to Oita's landscape.
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A quiet beach near the tip of the Tsurumisaki peninsula where sea turtles arrive each year to layer their eggs.
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An extensive rural area of gorges that are scenic at any time of year but especially beautiful in the autumn.
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In a nation known for its seafood, Saiki is a pescatorial paradise.
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A chic onsen hot spring resort in a beautiful rural setting.
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Locals and visitors alike flock to these wayside stations for local good-value produce and meals.
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A long-established purveyor of an essential ingredient of Japanese cuisine.
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An unexpected but popular destination for art, food and good company on the Kunisaki Peninsula's north coast.
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Legendary onsen hot spring town aside the Seto Inland Sea. Great views, thriving arts scene, great dining and nightlife.
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Accommodation, onsen hot spring baths and a giant telescope combine in a tribute to a local son who became one of Japan's Edo Period polymaths.
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Ideal village and countryside to explore gently on a bicycle, enjoy the scenery and relax in the many onsen hot springs found here.
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The rural surroundings inspire the work of the Magama's talented glassblowers.