Beppu’s Unique Hot Springs & Specialty Sushi! | Oita Kyushu Road Trip (Vol.1 / Ep.4)

Welcome to Episode 4 of our 25-day Japan Road Trip Vlog! In this episode, we finally step foot into Oita and Beppu in Kyushu, immersing ourselves in Japan’s top-tier hot spring culture and indulging in a legendary local seafood feast! Our new adventure kicks off with a visit to Usa Jingu Shrine, the historic grand head shrine of all Hachiman shrines across Japan. From there, we stroll through the nostalgic Kannawa area enveloped in a mystical blanket of hot spring steam, and experience a unique herbal steam bath dating back to the Kamakura period. On top of that, we head to an ultra-popular conveyor belt sushi restaurant to feast on luxury sushi to our hearts' content! However, on that very night of the full moon—right after miraculously watching the spectacular fireworks of the Ohgi-yama Fire Festival—a sudden disaster strikes during our cozy dinner inside the van. A sudden blackout, and then... After surviving that night of total despair, will they be able to welcome a grand finale filled with a mystical mud bath, and the ultimate frizz of tiny bubbles at Shichirida Onsen Shimon-yu, Japan's top carbonated spring...? [ About the Subtitles ] This video features real Japanese conversations (with burned-in English subtitles) and English narration navigating the story. If you need subtitles for the English narration, please turn on CC (Closed Captions)! [ About Vol.1 / Ep.4 ] In this multi-part series, a local Japanese couple travels, eats, and camps in their van, capturing the cozy, authentic moments of journeying across Japan. As this wonderful hot spring paradise in Oita and Beppu comes to an end, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss our next unknown Kyushu road trip, packed with brand new local food and epic landscapes! [ Timestamps ] Feel free to use the timestamps below to jump around to topics that interest you. But we’d love it even more if you watched the whole story from start to finish! 00:00 Opening 00:39 Day 8 Morning: Roadside Station Chikuzen Minami-no-Sato 05:07 Holy Land of Karaage: Murakami Shokudo 09:08 A Sacred Experience: Visiting Usa Jingu Shrine 18:11 Strolling Beppu: Tomonaga Panya Bakery 19:50 Sand Bath at Takegawara Onsen 21:01 Arriving at Roadside Station Tanourara 22:30 Day 8 Night: Cozy Van Life Dinner 26:45 Day 9 Morning: Exploring Roadside Station Tanourara 30:32 Road Trip Prep: Supermarket Run & Sake Refill 32:43 Kifune Castle & The Guardian Snake 36:07 Road Trip: Driving Through Kannawa 37:43 Premium Local Conveyor Belt Sushi: Kamemasa 44:48 Kannawa Steam Bath & Hot Spring Town Stroll 48:19 Day 9 Night: Ogi-yama Fire Festival, Full Moon & Blackout... 55:25 Day 10 Morning: A Brand New Morning 56:40 The Mud Bath at Kohdei Onsen 58:05 Oita's Soul Food: Ryukyu Don 59:00 Japan's Top Carbonated Spring: Shimon-yu 01:01:48 Next Episode Teaser #JapanVlog #TravelJapan #Oita #Beppu #VanlifeJapan #JapanFood #CarCamping #VisitJapan #BeppuOnsen