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Best Things to Do in Beppu Near Beppu Station

WalkableJapan brings together Beppu’s onsen-town walks, steam cooking and seaside sand baths, with nearby hotels and measured routes from Beppu Station.

3 local experiences · 6 sourced stays · pedestrian routes checked by source

Beppu city roofs and natural steam plumes between Beppu Bay and the green slopes of Mount Tsurumi.

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Local experiences

3

Hotel categories

3 tiers

Walking origins

Beppu Station

01 / Local experiences

Local Experiences

Steam, sand and local culture around Beppu.Listings name their meeting place, approximate duration and the operator’s booking path. Check the source for dates, availability and current terms.

A visitor and local guide passing bamboo crafts in a Beppu workshop lane.

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Guided neighbourhood walk

Beppu Arts, Crafts & Onsen Culture Walk

A local-led walk through Beppu Station Market, a bamboo workshop, small cultural venues and Space Beppu. Viator lists mobile tickets, a group of up to eight and English and Japanese guiding; check its booking page for current availability.

Location:
Meet at Wander Compass Beppu, just outside Beppu Station’s east exit
Duration:
About 2–2.5 hours · guided city walk
Provider:
Space Beppu · Viator
Fresh vegetables and fish steaming in a jigoku-mushi basket in Kannawa, Beppu.

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Hot-spring food experience

Kannawa Jigoku Mushi Steam Cooking

Choose fresh ingredients with a local guide, then cook and eat them using Kannawa’s natural hot-spring steam. WAmazing lists a 120-minute session, Japanese-language support, a minimum of three guests and advance booking; confirm current terms on the booking page.

Location:
Meet at Daikokuya, 3 Kannawakami, Kannawa · five minutes from Kannawa bus stop
Duration:
120 minutes · town stroll, ingredient selection and cooking
Provider:
Daikokuya · WAmazing Play
A visitor in a pale yukata resting beneath warm sand beside Beppu Bay.

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Seaside onsen experience

Beppu Beach Sand Bath

Relax beneath hot-spring-heated sand beside Beppu Bay, then use the grand bath if you wish. The official Sand SPA page asks guests to reserve online; the sand-bath portion lasts about 15 minutes and same-day booking may involve a wait.

Location:
TKP SHONIN PARK · Shoningahama, Beppu Bay
Duration:
About 15 minutes under the sand · allow extra time for changing and bathing
Provider:
TKP SHONIN PARK · official reservation

02 / Where to stay

Where to Stay

Hotels near Beppu StationEach route is measured from the named station exit or historic hub. All three are under 15 minutes on foot and within 1,200 metres by the checked pedestrian route.

Budget

2 stays

Boutique/Ryokan

2 stays
A Japanese-style tatami room with futons at Nogamihonkan in central Beppu.

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Boutique/Ryokan

Nogamihonkan

A central Kitahama ryokan with Japanese-style rooms and natural hot-spring baths. The property describes the station walk as about ten minutes; the independently measured pedestrian route is shown below.

Walk from Beppu Station

11 min · 804 m

Route checked October 31, 2026

Pedestrian route source

Luxury

2 stays
A guest room at AMANEK Beppu YULA-RE with contemporary Japanese furnishings.

Photo: AMANEK Beppu YULA-RE

Luxury

AMANEK Beppu YULA-RE

A full-service hot-spring hotel with a rooftop infinity bath and pool overlooking Beppu. The property lists a three-minute walk from Beppu Station; the route evidence below records a separate pedestrian measurement.

Walk from Beppu Station

7 min · 454 m

Route checked October 31, 2026

Pedestrian route source