色々な地獄

Red, blue and muddy.

The jigokus, literally translated as 'hells' in English, do conjure up images of hellish infernos that have shaped Buddhist thought in Japan. There were around 8 to 9 different hells around the area but after seeing 2 we decided that we sortof have got the general idea. I had the intention to take a mud bath but gave up the idea after seeing the Mud Jigoku (which I have conveniently forgotten the name of) with its steaming sulphurous mud bubbling less than innocuously under out feet.

The blue one, Umi Jigoku was named because of its resemblence to the colour of the sea. They lower a basket of eggs to cook it in the jigoku and sell it to tourists. It just screams ripoff but I did have to try an onsen egg custard, which tasted...(unsurprisingly) like the jigoku.


Somewhat less boiling was the trip up the mountain to Beppu Ropeway (we didnt go to the summit by cablecar, it would have cost an additional 1500Yen a person) but the view where we were was nonetheless breathtaking





Every shot I take of beppu seems like a potential wallpaper, check this out. Picturesque!