Beppu Hot Springs, Japan
Chinoikejigoku Hotspring of Beppu Hot Spring Resort, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred. Beppu is Japan's onsen capital with the largest volume of hot water in the world apart from Yellowstone in the United States and the largest number of hot spring sources in Japan. Beppu contains nine major geothermal hot spots, which are sometimes referred to as the nine hells of Beppu
Picture No
10406584
Media ID
46545111
Size
4677px x 2942px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1930s
