We will be closed for the holidays as below.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
We wish you a wonderful holidays season.

【Holiday Closure Dates】
◆Taketa City Tourist Information Center
◆Kuju Plateau Tourist Information Center
December 29th, 2025 on January 3rd, 2026
Reopen again on January 4th, 2026

◆Nagayu Onsen Tourist Information Center
December 30th, 2025 to January 2nd, 2026
Reopen again on January 3rd, 2026

*Chikuraku in this year has ended.
Thank you for coming.

The 26th Taketa bamboo Lantern ‘Chikuraku’ will be held in Taketa castle town from November 21st to 23rd.
Approximately 20,000 bamboo lanterns that cut down bamboos for environmental conservation, light up in the castle town at night.

◆ Date
21st – 23rd November, 2025

◆ Hours
4:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm (Last day until 9:00 pm)

◆ Dedicated parking lot
Please use the dedicated parking lot below if you come by car.

・Taketa City Hall
・Taketa City General Athletic Park
・Taketa Junior High School (Only available Saturday and Sunday)
Shuttle buses will be operating between JR Bungo Taketa Sta. and each parking lot during the event.

◆ Shuttle bus
Dedicated Parking lot ⇔ JR Bungo Taketa Station

［Available time］4:00 pm ～ 9:30 pm
［Bus fare］round trip
・High school students & older: 500 yen
・Elementary & junior high students: 200 yen

◆Traffic regulations
Traffic restrictions will be in place in the castle town from 3:00 pm (5:00 pm in some areas) to 10:00 pm from the 21st to the 23rd.

◆ JR (train)
During the event, the extra train will run toward Oita Station.
A train departs from Bungo Taketa Station at 9:26 pm heading to Oita Station.

We will inform you the details about the festival on this page as soon as it’s decided.

Go on the Chikuraku page

Go on the Map of Parking lot

Go on the Route Map

Taketa Tourist Information Center is located inside JR Bungo Taketa station.
We have a variety of brochures and maps of Taketa and we will support you to have a good time in Taketa.
Bicycle rental is also available. (There are 5 electric bicycles. Not reservation allowed.)
How would you like to explore around Taketa castle town during cycling.
Please feel free to visit us when you come to Taketa.
———-
・Tourist Information provision
・Rental Bicycle
・Baggage temporary storage
・Free Wi-Fi

【Price of bicycle rental】
Within 2 hours : 500 yen
Within 4 hours : 1000 yen
Over 4 hours : 1500 yen
*Cash Only

豊後竹田駅構内にある観光案内所です。
各種パンフレットやマップを取り揃え、竹田の観光や飲食店のご紹介などについてご案内いたします。
またレンタサイクル を貸出しております。（電動アシスト付き、台数5台、予約不可）
サイクリングをしながら竹田の城下町めぐりはいかがでしょうか？
竹田市にお越しの際は、ぜひお立ち寄りください。


▪ 観光案内
▪ レンタサイクル
▪ 荷物一時預かり
▪ フリーWi－Fi
【レンタサイクル料金】
2時間以内：500円
4時間以内：1000円
4時間以上：1500円
*現金のみ

Oka Castle Sakura Festival will be held this year again!

The highlight of the festival is the “feudal lord’s procession” that the parade from Oka Castle Ruins through the castle town of Taketa, which is modeled after the one in the Edo period.

Date▸Saturday 5th April 2025
Place▸Oka Castle Ruins and around the castle town
Time▸12:30 pm~4:00 pm
Main event
・Daimyo’s procession (feudal lord procession)
　start at 12:30 pm from Oka Castle Ruins
　*be carried out a little rain.

・Samurai warrior parade
　start at 12:40 pm from Oka Castle Ruins
　*be carried out a little rain.

・Martial arts demonstration by a gun corps using matchlocks
　1) Around 12:20 pm at Oka Castle Ruins
　2) Around 3:00 pm at Hon-machi street
　3) Around 3:40 pm at Taketa Bridge (in front of JR Bungo Taketa Station)
　*be canceled in case of little rain.

・Mounted warriors
　*be canceled in case of little rain.
　 Around 3 pm at Honmachi Street

We are looking forward to seeing you in Taketa!

For more details about the explanation of the festival.岡城桜まつりの概要はこちら

English map

Make and eat the local foods of Oita, Dango-jiru soup, Yaseuma and Maki-zushi.
The soup will be prepared in advance, and the participants will do kneading and rolling out the doughs.
Maki-zushi will make the rolling part of sushi
It is possible for foreigner to do this but, it will use a translation app.
Reservation required.

【Price】 5,000 yen per person (Including cooking ingredients cost)
☆Advance reservation required. (Except Fridays & Saturdays & Sundays)
【Time required】2 hours
【Number of people】2 ~ 4 people
【Language】Japanese (use a translation app)
【Contact】
TEL : (+81)90-5383-1492（Kawano）Japanese Only
Email : travel@taketa.guide (Taketa City Tourist Association)

食のアトリエkawanoの台所で体験ができるようになりました。
事前予約にて承ります。
インバウンドのお客様も対応可能ですが、翻訳アプリでの対応になります。

だんご汁・巻き寿司・やせうまを作って食べます。
お汁は準備しており、参加者様がだんごをこねて伸ばす作業をします。
お寿司は巻くだけを楽しんでいただきます。

【体験料】5,000円／お一人様（材料費込み）
☆事前予約制（金土日を除く）
【所要時間】120分
【受入れ人数】2～4名
【ご連絡先】090-5383-1492（河野）

Go to the page of ‘Kawano no Daidokoro’ (JP)kawanoの台所紹介ページはこちら

NHK WORLD Japan 「Journeys in Japan」
Taketa City was featured on ‘Journeys in Japan’ of NHK WORLD JAPAN.
Taketa city in Oita prefecture is located in the center of Kyusyu.
The program is the contents that can enjoy various attracts of Taketa, that focus on the Onsen which is one of the leading onsen in Japan and history, culture, nature and entertainment.

Anyone can watch the program for free.
Available until March 31, 2026.
Please check it out!

Clich here to watch 『Taketa: Onsen Bathing Old and New』ご視聴はこちら

Stroll the castle town of Taketa with putting on Kimono to make memories of you travel.
Enjoy the special time in Taketa city.

*There are some Kimono’s accessories.
*Male also available.
*Do hairstyling is not available.

〈Rental plan〉3,000 JPY / one person (include tax)
Included in the fees↓
1. Rental fee (Kimono, Obi, Nagajuban, Zouri)
2. Kimono fitting fee
3. Tabi fee

〈Payment〉 Cash only

〈Minimum participants〉 2 people

〈Contact〉
TEL : (+81)90-3410-3685 (Japanese only)
E-mail : travel@taketa.guide

〈Time required〉
1. Choose Kimono ⇒ Approximately 5-30 minutes
2. Choose Obi ⇒ Approximately 2-3 minutes
3. Fitting for woman ⇒ Approximately 15-20 minutes
4. Fitting for man ⇒ Approximately 10 minutes

〈About clothes〉
Please make sure to prepare thermals and leggings, etc. in the winter season.

〈Notes〉
・Please make sure to prepare your inner wear to use instead of Hadajuban.
(Hadajuban is to cover the upper body to absorb dirt and sweat)
・Do hairstyling is not available. It recommends to do your hair in advance.
・Please let us know if you can not make it on time for reservation.

Stroll the castle town of Taketa with putting on Kimono to make memories of your travel.
Enjoy the special time in Taketa city.

*There are some Kimono’s accessories.
*Male also available.
*Do hairstyling is not available.

〈Rental Plan〉3,000 JPY (tax included)
Included in the fees ↓
1. Rental fee (Kimono, Obi, Nagajuban, Zouri)
2. Kimono fitting fee
3. Tabi fee

〈Payment〉 Cash only

〈Minimum participants〉 2 people

〈Contact〉
travel@taketa.guide (English available)

〈Time required〉
1. Choose Kimono : Approximately 5~30 minutes
2. Choose Obi : Approximately 2~3 minutes
3. Fitting for woman : Approximately 15~20 minutes
4. Fitting for man : Approximately 10 minutes

〈About clothes〉
Please make sure to prepare thermals and warm leggings, etc. in the winter season.

〈Notes〉
・Please make sure to prepare your inner wear to use instead of Hadajuban.
(Hadajuban cover the upper body to absorb dirt and sweat)
・Do hairstyling is not available. It recommends to do your fair in advance.
・Please let us know if you can not make it on time for reservation.

Although the leaves changed color later than usual this year, Oka Castle Ruins were surrounded by beautiful autumn leaves which red, orange, yellow color.

※The autumn leaves were already past the peak.
Date taken : December 2nd, 2024

The 25th Taketa Bamboo Lantern ‘Chikuraku’ was held from November 15th to 17th
Thank you very much for coming in Taketa city during Chikuraku.
May the beautiful Satoyama woodland scenery continue from now on.

It will be held in November 21st to November 23rd, 2025.
We look forward to seeing you next year.

第25回たけた竹灯籠『竹楽』が11/15～11/17の3日間、竹田城下町で行われました。
多くの皆さんにご来場いただき、ありがとうございました。
これからも美しい里山が続くことを願います。


来年は11/21(金)～11/23(日)に開催されます。
来年も皆様のお越しを心よりお待ちしております。

Located in ‘Uo-machi’, which used to be flourished food culture of castle town, Oka-han.
There are Japanese style set meal, sushi, soba noodles and other dishes, the specialty is ‘Atama Ryori’ which uses nearly all parts of the fish from head to tail.
(Reservation required for Atama-Ryori)
The castle town in Taketa was surrounded by mountains and far from the sea, so fish were very valuable.
‘Atama Ryori’ was created from the desire to eat valuable fish without wasting it.
You can enjoy variety dishes using local ingredients.

※The photos are image.

かつて岡藩城下町の食文化が栄えた「魚町」にあります。
定食・丼・蕎麦などがあり、また頭から尾っぽまで余す事なく使う郷土料理「頭料理」が名物です。（頭料理は要予約）
竹田の城下町は山に囲まれ海から遠く離れていたため、魚はとても貴重でした。
貴重な魚を余すことなく食べようという想いから生まれました。
地元食材を中心とした様々なお料理をご提供します。

※写真はイメージです。

Hamburger specialty restaurant located in a corner of ‘Michi no Eki Sugo’ (Roadside Station Sugo).
They use local ingredients and use special source made from tomatoes of Ogi town and sweet corn of Sugo in Taketa city.
To go is also available. Enjoy the special hamburger that can taste treasures of Taketa.

「道の駅すごう」の一角にあるハンバーガー専門店。
地元の食材にこだわり、荻町のトマトと菅生のすごあまこーんを合わせた極上ソースを使用。
イートイン・テイクアウトともに可能。
竹田の宝を一口で味わえる贅沢バーガーをご賞味ください。

The gorge of Kobaru River that is the souse of Mt. Sobo.
It’s a popular summer spot, you can enjoy the beautiful Kobaru gorge that the fresh greenery and changes with the seasons.

祖母山を源流とする神原川の渓谷。
夏は避暑地として人気で、新緑と季節ごとに移り変わりゆく美しい神原渓谷が楽しめます。

This museum unravels the history of the Oka Castle Ruins, Tanomura Chikuden, and Taketa city. The building which stands along the streets of the castle town is designed to look like a long fence that combines white walls and bamboo lattices.
Inside the building, there is the Oka Castle Ruins Guidance Center, the citizens gallery and the special exhibition section.
Including a diorama of the Oka Castle, there are various exhibitions such as a theater that show the history of Oka Castle with animation. To know some backgrounds of Taketa city here before you visit there make it more enjoyable.

【Admission fee】 For a special exhibition and admission to Kyu Chikuden-so.
High school students and over : 500yen (Group of more than 20 people : 400yen)
Elementary and junior high students : 300yen (Group of more than 20 people : 200yen)
65 and over : 250yen
Free for kindergarten and below
※Free for Oka Castle guidance center and citizen’s gallery

◆ Payment options
・cash
・credit card
・e-money
・QR code payment

岡城と田能村竹田、竹田市の歴史を紐解くミュージアムで、城下町の通りにそってたつ建物は、白壁と竹格子が組み合わさった長い塀のようにデザインされ、外壁を飾る竹の格子は館内にも延長されています。
館内には「岡城ガイダンスセンター」、市民をはじめ様々な文化芸術活動の場「市民ギャラリー」、企画展・特別展を開催する「特別展示室ちくでん館」等があります。
また岡城のジオラマはじめ、岡城の歴史をアニメーションで紹介するシアターなどがあります。ここで竹田の背景を知ることでさらに楽しめます。

【企画展観覧料および国指定史跡「旧竹田荘」入荘料含む】
高校生以上 500円（20名以上の団体料金：400円）
小中学生 300円 （20名以上の団体料金：200円）
65歳以上 250円
幼稚園以下 無料
※岡城ガイダンスセンターと市民ギャラリーは無料です

お支払い方法
・現金
・各種クレジットカード
・電子マネーおよびQRコード決済

The hot spring hall has the first ‘negative ion’ reduction bathtub in Japan. It is very popular among women and those who atopic dermatitis or skin problems. There are two kinds of large public baths and sauna that are 1 each for men and women, also two private baths for families or friends etc.
You can enjoy a foot bath which is located at the entrance while waiting for the express bus as there is a express bus stop in front of the building.
(Foot bath: Available on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

【Entrance fees】
Adult (Junior high school students and above) : 600yen
Elementary school students : 300yen
Under 6 years of age : free
Private bath : 2200yen for 1 hour

◆ Payment options
・cash
・credit card
・e-money
・QR code payment

温泉館では日本で初めての『マイナスイオン』還元浴槽。肌荒れやアトピー性皮膚炎の方や女性に大人気です。各男女一つずつの2種類の大浴場とサウナ、またご家族やご友人など向けの家族風呂が2つあります。
建物の前に高速バスの乗り場があるので、高速バスを待っている間に入口にある足湯を楽しめます。（足湯：土日祝 12:00～17:00 利用可能）

〈料金〉
大人（中学生以上）600円
小学生300円（6歳未満無料）
家族風呂 2200円/60分

お支払い方法
・現金
・各種クレジットカード
・電子マネーおよびQRコード決済

Located at an altitude of 1,036m within Aso Kuju National Park, the comprehensive entertainment, Aso Kuju National Park × DRUM TAO. Against the backdrop of panorama of the magnificent Aso’s nature, it set up the ‘‘skyward stage’’ and Open-air Theater that express everything about Japanese drum entertainment ‘‘DRUM TAO’’.
At TAO HOUSE which is in the center of the hill, include costume exhibitions designed by Junko Koshino for DRUM TAO, TAO’s archival displays, a merchandise shop, café, bar, and more, so you can fully enjoy the world of DRUM TAO.

【Live performance】Performance time: 45 minutes
March-June / September-November ▸ 2:00 p.m.
July and August ▸ 4:30 p.m.

*There are some days when there are no performances. For details of Live schedule, please check out on their website.
*The schedule is subject to change, please check the latest information on their website in advance.

【Price】
Adults (Age 13 and over): 4,500 yen
Children (Age 4 and over): 2,500 yen
Under 3 years old : free of charge

* Regarding live performances in case of rain:
– In the event of rain, the performance will be held indoors.
– As the number of seats for indoor live is limited, we recommend you make a reservation in advance if you would like to see their performance.

* Pets are not allowed.
* Bringing in food and drink is prohibited.
* Due to the high altitude, there is a huge difference in temperature. Please bring a jacket.

阿蘇くじゅう国立公園内の標高1036ｍに位置するDRUM TAO×阿蘇くじゅう国立公園の総合エンターテイメント。
雄大な阿蘇の大自然のパノラマを背景とした「天空の舞台」を設置し、和太鼓エンターテイメントDRUM TAOのすべてを表現する、野外劇場。
丘の中心に建つＴＡＯ HOUSEでは、コシノジュンコ氏がデザインするDRUM TAOの衣装展示をはじめ、TAOの資料展示、グッズショップやCafé、BARなどＴＡＯの世界を楽しめます。

【ライブスケジュール】
3月～6月/9月～11月 ▸ 14時開演（45分）
7月・8月▸ 16:30開演 (45分)

【料金】
大人：4,500円（中学生以上）
小人：2,500円（4歳以上）
3歳以下：無料
【雨天・荒天時】
室内LIVEに切り替えて開催いたします。
室内LIVEは座席数が限られるため、観劇をご希望の方は事前のご予約をおすすめいたします。

※公演が無い日がございます。スケジュールの詳細は公式HPをご確認ください。
※スケジュールが変更される場合がありますので、前もってウェブサイトで最新の情報をご確認ください

※ペットはお連れできません
※飲食物持ち込みは禁止されております
※標高が高いため気候を考慮した服装でお越しください

A mobile cafe that doesn’t move which is landmark of a white kitchen car that has been selling coffee for over 20 years at the entrance to the South Trailhead campsite in Kuju, Taketa City.
They use home roasted coffee beans and drip one each carefully, so you’ll feel happy with good aroma of coffee while you wait.
They explain the characteristics of their original blends and each coffee bean, so you might enjoy trying a different flavor each time.
Even if you don’t like coffee, they also have hot chocolate, matcha milk, and more, so please feel free to stop by.

竹田市久住町の南登山口キャンプ場入口にて20年以上、コーヒーの販売を続けている白いキッチンカーが目印の、移動しない移動カフェ。
自家焙煎珈琲豆を使用し、１杯ずつ丁寧にドリップしてくれるので、コーヒーの良い香りに包まれて待ち時間も幸せな気分になります。オリジナルブレンドや、コーヒー豆ごとに特徴を説明してくれており、毎回違う味にチャレンジしてみるのも楽しみになるかも。
コーヒーが苦手な方でもココアや抹茶ミルク、などご用意していますので、お気軽にお立ち寄りください。

Blessed water flowing from the mountain where the nature gods reside creates the Kobaru Gorge.
This waterfall, located at the first stage of Mt.Sobo at the Kobaru trailhead, is also known as the Gyouran-no Taki Waterfall.

Mt.Sobo at an altitude of 1,765 meters. The name ‘Sobo’ is said to have been given to this mountain because ‘Princess Toyotama’, the grandmother of Emperor Jinmu, is enshrined here. (Sobo means a grandmother.)

The area is covered with primeval forests of beech and Japanese hemlock and is a habitat for the rarely encountered Japanese serow.

The area is home to many very rare plants, such as the endangered ubadake-ninjin and the kirengeshoma, allowing visitors to experience the bounty of nature.

*The area including Mt.Sobo was registered as a ‘UNESCO Biosphere Reserve’ on 14 June 2017. The natural environment, sustainable agriculture and forestry in the surrounding area, and traditional events such as lion dances and kagura, which pray for a good harvest, were deemed suitable for registration.

This aqueduct, designated as a National Tangible Cultural Property, was built in the Taisho era (1917) and serves as a water facility for the Wakamiya agricultural waterway, which enriches the rice paddies of Asaji town, Bungo-Ono City. It is 59 m long and, like the Sanno Bridge (Oaza Hidagawa, Taketa City), was designed by Torahiko Kudo.

The shrine is said to have been first built in 858, but was destroyed by fire in a battle in 1586 and moved to its present location in 1596.
The shrine is highly prestigious due to the faith of the Nakagawa clan, the lord of the Oka domain, and both the hall of worship and the hall of Kagura bear the emblem of the Nakagawa clan. The gate was recently rebuilt by a temple carpenter after being destroyed by fire.
The Kibaru-hachiman shrine is still honored during the Summer Passover Festival in the castle town of Taketa, and the Kibaru-hachiman shrine Autumn Grand Festival and Eve Festival held every October features the dedication of the Ajikano-shishi lion dance, an Oita Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and the Kibaru-kagura (nighttime kagura), a city-designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

(Gods of worship)
Emperor Keiko, Empress Jingu, Emperor Ojin, Hime-no-kami, and two other deities

Otamaya Park is located in Johoku-machi, Taketa City. The mausoleums of the successive lords of the Oka clan stand side by side facing Ryugin Pond. In early summer, water lilies, kakitsubata, and hydrangeas make the scene in Otamaya Park even more beautiful.

Construction was completed in 1934 as part of the Otonashi-Iro facilities, an agricultural irrigation canal that enriches the rice paddies in the region. The water conduit section leading up to the circular diversion is said to be as long as 2 km. The outlet of the 2-kilometer-long water conduit section is located at the center of the circular diversion, where it gushes out like a spring.

Until the circular diversion was built in the early Showa period (1926-1989), union members were fighting each other over the distribution of water to the three main canals, causing disturbances, and water disputes were repeated every day.
In order to settle this water dispute, a circular diversion was built, which enabled the proper distribution of water. These water facilities are the crystallization of people’s wisdom and thoughts.
It is a local treasure that should be carefully preserved.

Located almost in the center of the Kuju town, it is a historic natural Japanese-style garden designated as a regional national park, known as a recreational area since the days of Shiga, lord of Shirani-Nanzan Castle, and Kiyomasa Kato, lord of the Kumamoto Castle during the Keicho era. About one-third of the garden is a spring-fed pond, and old cedars grow thickly. (A prefectural scenic beauty spot).

Cherry blossoms at the ruins of Oka Castle today.

About half of the blossoms are currently in bloom. It is expected to be at its best by the end of this week.

*Depends on the weather this week.

Taketa city is the Japan’s largest producer of saffron.
More than 80% of saffron is produced in Taketa City. As the name of the restaurant suggests, rice cooked with saffron is the main dish at lunch. To give you a taste of the “season,” soups such as “Japanese dumpling soup,” “Curry,” and “Minestrone” made from Taketa’s local specialties, local products, and homemade ingredients are served daily. The restaurant has nine seats at the counter, making it a casual place to stop by. The restaurant is decorated with seasonal flowers, and the two sisters greet you with smiles.

– Ended for this season in 2025

Shidarezakura-no-Sato is located in a rich natural setting at the foot of Kuju Mountain Range. The site is the largest of its kind in western Japan, with approximately 2,600 cherry trees of six varieties (tairyozakura, komatsuotome, yaebenishidare, youkouzakura, omoikawazakura, and yaezakura) blooming all over the 50,000 square meters of the site, taking advantage of the slope of the mountain.

Public transportation is very limited.
Car travel is recommended.

Admission Fee
▪ Adults (12 years and older) 500 yen
▪ Child (under 12 years old) 300 yen
▪ Free for children under 6 years old

Noyaki (burning fields) at Kuju Plateau in Aso Kuju National Park

The Kuju Plateau is located at the southern foot of the Kuju Mountain Range. The Kuju Plateau is now in the season of burning off the fields, and one can feel that spring is finally approaching.

Since ancient times, Japanese people have been burning fields and mountains in order to continuously use them as grassland.

The landscapes we encounter in our travels are works of art created by the life of nature and the lives of people.

The memories of each moment are connected to each other.

The Miyagi area is famous for the Ameushi Waterfall. A large statue is carved into the rock wall on the right side of the stone cave where the Shinmeisha shrine is located in the Miyagi area. The shape of the statue suggests a raven-tengu, with a human face, an exaggerated nose and large feathers on either side of the shoulders.

It is thought to have been carved in the 1853s.

If this is tengu worship, it is thought that Sarutahiko-no-mikoto, who guided the gods in the Tensonkorin (the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess) , was replaced by a tengu. The belief in the role of calming and purifying the land also suggests a connection with the tengu belief in Mt Hikosan.

Location: 719 Kamisakata, Taketa, Oita Prefecture
A car or a taxi is needed to get there. Please use the parking lot at the Ameushi waterfall, which is about 20 minute walk away.
Location of Ameushi waterfall: 103-1 Kamisakata, Taketa City

This group of ancient tombs is thought to date from the late Kofun period (around the end of the 6th century).

Surveys have confirmed 11 ancient tombs, but some of them have collapsed, and only about 8 of them can be identified as ancient tombs.

One of the tombs has a gable-roofed carving above the entrance, called a “senmon,” which is said to have been carved in later times to hide the principal image of the Ichimochi-tenmansha Shrine during the war.

Originally, there was a lid on the tombs, and the groove at the entrance to the gate could be seen as a mark where the lid was inserted.However, there is no lid now, and nothing remains inside the tombs. It is said that this is due to theft.

(The entrance to the gate is 60 cm square, and the inside of the chamber that holds the remains is approximately 1 m high and 2 m wide and deep.)

Location: 236 Ichimochi, Taketa City, Oita Prefecture
There is no public transportation to reach the ancient tombs.

Fukujuso has long been loved as a plant that brings good fortune, and its flower language includes such phrases as "inviting happiness" and "eternal happiness.

Fukujuso blooms from February to March every year at Mokmiyama Shrine, located in Nagayu Hot Springs, famous for its carbonic acid spring.

Come on a trip to Nagayu Onsen and enjoy the lovely Fukujuso flowers and be healed both physically and mentally.

The waterfall is located below the Inaba Dum in the Kamisakata area of Taketa city.
It is not a large waterfall but it is worth seeing because of its landscape of rocks and amount of water.
【Legend】
To placate a malignant dragon god, villagers threw the head of the yellow calf into the waterfall basin following the advice of the Buddhist monk. In a moment, it was calmed.

The waterfall is nearby a “Deai-no-Yu” which is the Onsen (hot spring) facility. When you head for the waterfall, please follow the signs of “Deai-no-Yu” (出会いの湯).

〈Notes〉
※This is not Castle Ruin and Castle town area, it takes about 15 mins by car from JR Bungo Taketa staion.
※There is no public transportation to reach the waterfall. Please visit there by car.
※Please come in comfortable clothing and shoes.

It is one of the three major Inari shrines in Kyushu and is a spiritual place that attracts many worshippers from all over Japan during the New Year and the Hatsuuma Festival (late March).
Prosperity in business, safety in the home, and academic success.

(The deities of Ogimori Inari Shrine)
Sarutahiko no Mikoto
Ukemochino-Ookami
Omiyanomeno-mikoto

The shrine was founded in 1616 by Hisamori Nakagawa, feudal lord of the Oka domain.

”FUKUJYUYA Okajou distillery”, the only shochu brewery in Taketa city, was founded in 2009 by “Kayashima Sake Brewing Co.Ltd” which was founded in 1897.
“Bungo Seimei” made at the Okajou Distillery is a barley shochu made with the malted rice that is rare in Oita prefecture.
You will be greeted by a storehouse and a shoya-style store along the streets in the castle town (Oka castle) of Taketa city.
You can also sample and tour the brewery (reservation required) at the store, so please contact us.

NISHINOKUBO is the Japanese guest house in the countryside.

On the way to the NISHINOKUBO, you can enjoy the ｍagnificent landscape of the “Kuju Mountain Range”.
At the NISHINOKUBO, the chirping of small birds gently heals your heart and you can also enjoy the harvest experience in the fields.
While staying at NISHINOKUBO, you will be able to feel the nature .

We would be happy if you could make the great memories with Shiga family.

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Oita Prefecture Website

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Gozen-yu was initially built by the feudal lord of this area in 1781. It has been developed into a recreation facility with large baths, private baths, a restaurant, and a massage room, all of which ensure a wonderful visitor experience.
Drinking the hot spring water at Nagayu Hot Spring is very popular. There is a drinking space in the hallway.
Nagayu Hot Spring has established a partnership with Bad Krozingen City, Germany, which is also famous for its soda hot spring. The current building’s design was inspired by the German countryside. The integration of Japanese history and German design creates a unique atmosphere.

【Entrance fees】
Adult : 700 yen
Children (elementary school students and below) : 300 yen
Private baths : 2400 yen / 50 minutes (up to 4 people)

◆ Payment options
・cash
・credit cards
・e-money
・QR code payment

御前湯は1781年（江戸時代）当時この地を治めていた殿様がつくった温泉施設に起源をもち、現在では大浴場と貸切風呂に加えて食事施設やマッサージルームも完備され、1日ゆっくり過ごせる施設になっています。
また、長湯温泉には温泉をのむ「飲泉文化」が息づいていて、玄関前には飲泉場があります。
長湯温泉は同じく炭酸泉で有名なドイツのバート・クロツィンゲン市と交流を持っており、現在建物のデザインはドイツの田舎をイメージしたものです。日本の歴史とドイツのデザインが融合してつくり出す空間は、ここにしかない趣です。

【入浴料】
大人 700円
小人（小学生以下）300円
貸切風呂　1回50分　2400円（4人分）

The large amount of bamboo in the area is believed to have given Taketa its name (Taketa means bamboo field in Japanese). Bamboo is very common in Japan, used as building material for homes and daily commodities since ancient times.

In November of each year, approximately 20,000 bamboo lanterns light up the castle town of Taketa at night. During this event, cultural properties in town are lit up by artists called kewai-shi, to create a deep, quiet atmosphere that evokes black-and-white ink paintings.

Performers have held concerts in many locations throughout Taketa because of the unique atmosphere of the area, where merry rhythms from traditional Japanese instruments become part of the scenery.