General Information
Beppu has numerous hot springs, some of which have unique features like steaming ponds, colored water pools, geysers, and bubbling mud. These places, with their rough rocks and steaming hot water, remind us of images of Hell in the Buddhist world. This is why they are called Hell. This tour highlights seven distinctive hells and provides an enjoyable chance to explore the Hell Regions. You can buy a two-day pass to visit these seven for 2,000 yen, while each hell requires 400 yen separately for admission. More about Earthquakes and Volcanoes , Click here.
The Seven Hells
Sea Hell
This is the largest hell, best managed as a sightseeing spot. The best feature is a steaming hell pond of cobalt blue. This amazing color results from the dissolution of iron sulfate, a component of hot springs.
There are two ponds with tropical water lilies floating and one greenhouse for gigantic water lilies.
Lily ponds are one of the images of Heaven, but nobody feels.

Oniishi Bozu Hell
Oniishi means “ogre rocks” (ogres are the residents of Hell). Bozu means “Buddhist monk” and “shaven head” (the monk’s head is totally shaven). In this hell, there are several muddy ponds. The steam coming from the underground makes little mud domes. They look like the shaven heads of monks.
It was once closed, but it was newly arranged and reopened to the public.

Furnace Hell
Kamado Jigoku is the Japanese name. Furnace is Kamado in Japanese. Kamado is mainly used for boiling rice. So, as a typical image, a big rice pot is put on Kamado. The name comes from the nearby Kamado Shrine (the shrine itself has nothing to do with a furnace, and it happens to read the same way).
This hell has many distinctive ponds, but the best part is its entertainments, such as shops, small experimental shows of smoking, hot water drinking, foot baths, and photo spots. This is a kind of small Jigoku amusement park.

Oniyama Hell
Rather than the name Oniyama, Ogre Mountain, it should be called Crocodile Hell. In Buddhism, no crocodiles or alligators appear, but don’t point it out. They may be suitable for hell worlds.
Now there are 80 crocodiles or alligators.
(FYI: A crocodile’s snout is triangle-shaped, while an alligator’s is flat.)

Shiraike Hell
Shiraike means “White Pond,” but actually, the pond is greenish white. It has a small tropical fish aquarium, where you can see pirarucu, arowana, and piranhas.

Blood Pond Hell
Chinoike Jigoku is the Japanese name. The Blood Pond is one of the torture places in Hell, along with boiling water or a needle mound. This name is truly suitable for a hell place.
It is the oldest natural hell in Japan.
This red color results from the dissolution of iron.
This place sells special skin ointment made from the clay here.
It also has a large souvenir shop.

Tornado Hell
This is a geyser. It spouts out every 30-40 minutes. The water hits the roof very hard. Without the rock rooftop, it would spurt up as high as 30 meters, and visitors would get splashes of boiling water.
