{"id":178061,"date":"2026-06-12T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178061&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:14:45","slug":"beppu-open-top-bus-debuts","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/beppu-open-top-bus-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Beppu Open-Top Bus Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kamenoi Bus unveiled Oita Prefecture\u2019s first open-top double-decker sightseeing bus on June 9 ahead of its launch in Beppu on July 18. The 46-seat vehicle, designed to resemble a traditional wooden bath bucket, will operate three times daily on Fridays, weekends, and public holidays. Departing from and returning to JR Beppu Station, the 90-minute route will pass major attractions including Kannawa Onsen and the Beppu Tower area, offering elevated views of the city\u2019s famous steam-filled landscape. A preview ride for invited guests was held on June 9. Fares are set at \u00a53,600 per passenger. Kamenoi Bus also plans to introduce a route linking Beppu and Yufuin later this autumn as part of efforts to expand tourism experiences in the region. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/stream\/article\/27495\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yomiuri Shimbun<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/kamenoibus.com\/archive\/3558.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kamenoi Bus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kamenoi-bus-open-top-bus_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1030%2C584&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"584\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kamenoi-bus-open-top-bus_2026_cl.jpg?w=1030&amp;ssl=1 1030w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kamenoi-bus-open-top-bus_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kamenoi-bus-open-top-bus_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C581&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fnn_kamenoi-bus-open-top-bus_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Kamenoi Bus<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamenoi Bus unveiled Oita Prefecture\u2019s first open-top double-decker sightseeing bus on June 9 ahead of its launch in Beppu on July 18. The 46-seat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":178062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178061","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-oita-prefecture","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}