BEPPU, Oita Prefecture--People who bathe in a hot spring daily are less prone to developing depression, researchers found. A team from Kyushu University Beppu Hospital in Oita Prefecture speculated ...

Experience Japanese ferry travel from Beppu to Osaka aboard the Sunflower Kurenai for 12 hours. This video explores the ferry's luxurious amenities, including a Japanese-style room with Tatami Mats, ...

Japanese researchers hope that a new geologic epoch covering the present time will be named after Beppu Bay in western Japan, a second such example following the Chibanian Age. Work is under way at ...

My skepticism grew with every scoop of rich, black volcanic sand the tiny old Japanese woman cast over me with her shovel. She danced around my tall frame gracefully as she buried me, just as she had ...

Beppu Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano put his name forward as a regional ride-sharing service driver for visitors to Japan, in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, April 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Taiki Yamaguchi) BEPPU, Oita -- ...

The Oita Prefecture city of Beppu, well known as an onsen (hot springs) resort, turns 100 this year. While a century is an admirable milestone, in the case of Beppu, one has to do a double take. After ...

Beppu Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano needed to prove that he keeps his promises, even if a recent pledge may have been a funny, ridiculous joke. The promise came true on Saturday upon the opening of a ...

Soak in the three-Michelin-starred baths of Hyotan Onsen. Learn more about the craft of traditional bamboo weaving by taking a class at the Bamboo Cultural Center. Take a thermal sand bath while ...

The Real L Word alum Francine Beppu has died at 43, PEOPLE confirms. Beppu's family first confirmed the news on Monday, Feb. 23 in a statement to TMZ. A cause of death was not shared, but a ...

The reality TV star’s death was announced by a family spokesperson to TMZ on Monday. Beppu passed away on Feb. 17 in her home in Honolulu, but her family has yet to disclose the cause of death. In a ...