In this half-day car tour, you can see both old and new sites, including Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine, the most prominent shrine in the Bungo region, as well as newly built waterfront facilities in the Nishi-Oita Port area.
Unlike the other tourist spots included in this route, this area is good to explore on foot. You can visit specific facilities you have in mind or enjoy a casual stroll. This is the best place to spend a fun and relaxing time when you have some spare time before your train arrives.
[About OAB (Oita Asahi Broadcasting)]
The 1st Oita City Architecture Award
* 10 minutes by car from JR Oita Station
The 1st Oita City Architecture Award
* 10 minutes by car from JR Oita Station
[About Jingujiura nanban boeki (trade with Europe) monument]
Otomo Sorin, who later became known as a Christian feudal lord, invited the Jesuit missionary Francisco Xavier to meet him. Otomo later converted to Christianity and dispatched a mission of four young Japanese boys to the palace of Pope Gregory XIII. Otomo actively incorporated Western culture and ideas in his city development projects. As a result, Oita in those days experienced dramatic growth, and became the place to communicate Western culture to other parts of Japan.
* 5 minutes by car from OAB (Oita Asahi Broadcasting)
Otomo Sorin, who later became known as a Christian feudal lord, invited the Jesuit missionary Francisco Xavier to meet him. Otomo later converted to Christianity and dispatched a mission of four young Japanese boys to the palace of Pope Gregory XIII. Otomo actively incorporated Western culture and ideas in his city development projects. As a result, Oita in those days experienced dramatic growth, and became the place to communicate Western culture to other parts of Japan.
* 5 minutes by car from OAB (Oita Asahi Broadcasting)
[About Jodo-ji Temple/Mausoleum of Matsudaira Tadanao]
* 5 minutes by car from Jingujiura nanban boeki (trade with Europe) monument
* 5 minutes by car from Jingujiura nanban boeki (trade with Europe) monument
[About Mt. Takasaki]
Naughty baby monkeys are playing on the jungle gym located in the center of the feeding area. (The photo shows 1-year-old monkeys playing on their own, away from their mothers)
* 10 minutes by car from Jodo-ji Temple/Mausoleum of Matsudaira Tadanao
Naughty baby monkeys are playing on the jungle gym located in the center of the feeding area. (The photo shows 1-year-old monkeys playing on their own, away from their mothers)
* 10 minutes by car from Jodo-ji Temple/Mausoleum of Matsudaira Tadanao
[About Umitamago]
With its fascinating animal shows and educational facilities such as Experiment Hall, Umitamago is an aquarium that offers [discovery], [surprise], [touching experiences],[comfort],[pleasure] and [excitement].
* 2 minutes' walk from Mt. Takasaki
With its fascinating animal shows and educational facilities such as Experiment Hall, Umitamago is an aquarium that offers [discovery], [surprise], [touching experiences],[comfort],[pleasure] and [excitement].
* 2 minutes' walk from Mt. Takasaki
[About Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine] (Insert text from the Oita City's website)
Located on a hill about 3 kilometers to the southwest of Nishi Oita Station, Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine is believed to have been built in 827 A.D. As a branch shrine of Usa Shrine, Yusuhara Hachiman had long been worshipped by both imperial and samurai families. According to the shrine records, Minamoto-no-Noriyori offered a prayer to this shrine in 1184 for victory in the war with the Taira clan. Gorgeous images of dragons, flowers, birds and fish are carved on the underside of the eaves, the columns and walls of the two-storied gate situated in the approach to the shrine. Because it is possible to spend the whole day just looking at these images, without feeling bored or tired, the gate is also called "Higurashi-no-mon (meaning a "gate from sunrise till sunset").
* 15 minutes by car from Umitamago
Located on a hill about 3 kilometers to the southwest of Nishi Oita Station, Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine is believed to have been built in 827 A.D. As a branch shrine of Usa Shrine, Yusuhara Hachiman had long been worshipped by both imperial and samurai families. According to the shrine records, Minamoto-no-Noriyori offered a prayer to this shrine in 1184 for victory in the war with the Taira clan. Gorgeous images of dragons, flowers, birds and fish are carved on the underside of the eaves, the columns and walls of the two-storied gate situated in the approach to the shrine. Because it is possible to spend the whole day just looking at these images, without feeling bored or tired, the gate is also called "Higurashi-no-mon (meaning a "gate from sunrise till sunset").
* 15 minutes by car from Umitamago
[About Daisan-ji Temple]
* 5 minutes by car from Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine
* 5 minutes by car from Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine
[About Western Oita Waterfront]
This is the place we recommend for lunch or a coffee break. The restaurant's retro interior will make you feel as if you were in a wood cabin. You can also enjoy a nice view of the sea from this restaurant.
* 10 minutes by car from Daisan-ji Temple
This is the place we recommend for lunch or a coffee break. The restaurant's retro interior will make you feel as if you were in a wood cabin. You can also enjoy a nice view of the sea from this restaurant.
* 10 minutes by car from Daisan-ji Temple
[About the Site of Heihachiro Fukudaﾕs Birthplace]
* 7 minutes by car from Western Oita Waterfront
* 7 minutes by car from Western Oita Waterfront
[Western Oita half-day tour routes]
- Full-day route --- (1) - (10)
- Half-day route --- (1), (3), (5), (6), (9)
-Three-hour route --- (5), (6)
- Full-day route --- (1) - (10)
- Half-day route --- (1), (3), (5), (6), (9)
-Three-hour route --- (5), (6)
