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Jun 14, 2019 Local News
ANA Intercontinental Beppu Announces Opening Date
The ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa will open in the Myoban area of Beppu City, Oita Prefecture on August 1. The four-story hotel will be built on a space of 82,000 square ...
Jun 4, 2019 Local News
Beppu Suginoi Hotel Plans Large-scale Renovation
The Beppu Suginoi Hotel is planning a large-scale renovation including the construction of a new building between 2020 to 2025. The hotel is very popular with tourists visiting, an...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Oita to Investigate Lowering Hot Spring Temperatures and Volume
A two-year survey on hot springs sources in Beppu City will start in June. The city in Oita Prefecture is famous for its natural hot springs. The city is dotted with approximately ...
May 30, 2019 Local News
National Convention of Mountain Day to be Held in Kuju, Oita
The fifth edition of the National Convention of Mountain Day will take place in the Kuju area of Oita Prefecture in August of 2020. According to the announcement by the prefecture,...
May 7, 2019 Local News
Kyushu Economic Federation and APU Conclude Agreement on Industry-University Cooperation
The Kyushu Economic Federation (KEF) and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) have concluded a comprehensive agreement for the implementation of industry-university cooperatio...
Apr 24, 2019 Event
Kitsuki Castle Festival
This is the biggest festival of the year in Kitsuki, Oita Prefecture, a town which is referred to locally as little Kyoto. Don a kimono (rentals available) and join in the activiti...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
First Shipment of Hita Lumber to USA
A ceremony to mark the first shipment of Japanese red cedar to the US was held in Hita City last month. Hita Lumber Cooperative Association took an order of 1,800 pieces of Hita su...
Apr 12, 2019 Local News
A New APU Faculty Planning to Work With Luxury Hotel
A new tourism faculty at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is planning to run classes in conjunction with the ANA Intercontinental Beppu Resort & Spa, which will open later...
Apr 10, 2019 Local News
Japan’s Eldest Governor Reelected in Oita Prefecture
Katsusada Hirose was re-elected as the governor of Oita Prefecture, and his fifth term in office starts as the eldest governor in Japan. The 76-year-old governor expressed his appr...
Mar 29, 2019 Event
Beppu Onsen Furo Marathon
Join a laid-back marathon and take a dip in Beppu’s hot springs at the same time! The Beppu Furo Marathon is part of the Beppu Hatto Onsen Festival. The title plays with the fact t...