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Bungo beef
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Horse Mackerel
Fugu (Blowfish)
Shiroshita Karei (Marbled Flounder)
Kabosu fed Amberjack and Halibut
Hamo (Conger Pike)
Ayu (Sweetfish)
Japanese Spiny Lobster
Hyuga Don (Tuna Donburi)
Sea Bream Ochazuke
Oysters
Suppon (Softshell Turtle)
Cutlass Fish
Kuruma shrimps (Tiger prawns)
Hitan Sushi
Saiki Sushi
Beppu Reimen
Yakisoba
Bungo-takada Soba (Buckwheat noodles)
Jigoku Mushi (Hell Steamed Food)
Jigoku Mushi Custard Pudding
Kokonoe Yume Burger (Kokonoe Dream Burger)
Dango jiru (Dumpling Soup)
Sake (Japanese Alcohol)
Kanta-kun (Sweet potatoes)
Kabosu citrus
Shiitake Mushroom
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Complete List of Festivals and Events
Ajimu Wine Festival
Awashima Park Flower Festival
Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival & Fire Festival
Beppu Hi no Umi Festival (Ocean Fire Festival)
Christmas Hanabi Fantasia (Christmas Fireworks Festival)
Eat Beef and Scream
Gaman Taikai
Hiji Curry Rally
Himeshima Bon Odori
Hina Doll Tour, Hiji Castle Town
Hina Doll Tour, Usuki
Hita Gion Festival
Hita Kawabiraki Tourism Festival (Hita Kankousai)
Hita Sennen Akari Festival
Hita Tenryo Festival
Horan Enya (Fisherman's Festival)
Japan Fairy Tale Festival
Kamegawa Summer Festival
Karaage Festival
Kebesu Festival
Kitsuki Castle Festival
Kitsuki Castle Town Walk and Hina Doll Tour
Kitsuki Moon Viewing Festival (Lantern Festival)
Koton Village Sakura Festival
Nakatsu Gion Festival
Nakatsu Hina Doll Festival
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
Oita Tanabata (including Funai Pacchin Festival)
Oka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
Oka Castle Town Hina Doll Festival
Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Autumn
Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Spring
Oonogawa Battle Festival
Sanko Cosmos Festival
Shimanawa Rope Tying (Sacred Straw Rope Tying)
Shiroshita Karei Festival
Shujo Onie
Stone Buddha Fire Festival
Taketa Bamboo Festival
Taketa Ice-cream Rally
Tenjin Festival
Tenryo Hita Doll Festival
Tsukumi Minato Festival (Tsukumi Port Festival)
Tsukumi Traditional Fan Dance
Tulip Festa
Usa Mikoshi Festival (Usa Summer Festival)
Usuki Gion Festival
Usuki Takeyoi (Lantern Festival)
Wakamiya Hachiman Naked Festival
Onsen Culture
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Chinda Falls
Harajiri Falls
Himeshima - Hime Island
Honjyo Water wheel
Izumi Stone Caves
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Kuju Mountain Range
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Matama Beach
Mt Tsurumi
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Onagara Limestone Cave
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Funai Castle Ruins
Hachimenzan Peace Park
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Nioza Historical Road
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Fundokin Soy Sauce Factory
Harmonyland
Kitsuki Historical Museum
Kitsuki Kimono Rental
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
Oita Station & AMU Plaza
OPAM - Oita Prefectural Art Museum
Sapporo Beer Factory
Shuraku-kan Theatre
Totoro Bus Stop
Umitamago Aquarium and Takasakiyama Monkey Park
Yaeko Nogomi Memorial Museum
Artisan Skills and Crafts
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Onta Pottery Village
Travelling outside Oita
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Travel Tips
Researching your Trip
Budget Carriers
Cherry Blossoms
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Senpai Sakura Reviews
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Oita Castle Ruins Park
Heiwa Shimin Park
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Mt Ogi Sakura Garden
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Shidaka Lake
Kijima Kogan Park
Map
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A Year in Oita
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Guide to JET Websites Around Japan
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By Scott Kawaguchi (Oita City 2013-2015)
BLOSSOM PERIOD: LATE MARCH - MID APRIL
Despite its relative proximity to Oita's not-so-pretty industrial east side, Heiwa Shimin Park is truly a breath of fresh air in Oita City.
With 650 trees lining either side of a small river, the park makes for an excellent place for a leisurely sakura stroll.
My first and only visit there was on a weeknight in early April just before sunset, which turned out to be the perfect time to go.
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Event Calendar
National AJET
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Contact
Working in Oita
The JET Programme
For First Year JETs
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Before you arrive
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Packing Advice - Bring
Shoes in Japan
Packing Advice - Leave
Senpai Advice
>
Senpai Advice: Japanese Culture
Explaining the System
>
Prefectural JETs
City Level JET's
Your First Month
Money
Contract Renewal
Visa Renewal
Conference and Orientation Materials
Teaching on JET
>
The Japanese School System
>
Elementary School
Junior High School/Middle School
High School
Kindergarten
School Events
Club Activities
>
English Club
Oita Lesson Exchange
Senpai Advice: Work
Enkai (Work Functions)
Oita Support Network
>
Prefectural Advisors
>
What Prefectural Advisors Do
Current PAs
Past PAs
Check-ins
Regional Advisors
Social Media Guidelines
For Departing JETs
Living in Japan
Get Connected
>
Mobile Phones
Getting Around
Driving in Oita
Learning Japanese
How do I....
>
{do X} at the Post Office?
Move within Japan
Take the GRE in Japan
Get my driver's license?
Cooking in Japan
Taxes
Embassies & Consulates
City Halls (Kouminkan)
Religious Services
Senpai advice
Health & Safety
Health
>
Medical Facilities with English Support
JET Recommended Medical Facilties
Visiting the Doctor
Mental Health Resources
Disaster Preparedness
>
How to Be Prepared for Disasters
>
Emergency Pack
Be Disaster Ready
Stay Informed
Evacuation Centers
Disaster Procedures in Oita
Natural Disasters
>
Earthquakes
Typhoons
Floods
Landslides
Terrorism
>
Tensions with North Korea
Fire Safety
Travel Safety
Explore Oita
About Oita
Your local area
>
Beppu
Bungo-ono
Bungo-takada
Hiji
Hita
Kitsuki
Kokonoe
Kunisaki
Kusu
Nakatsu
Oita City
Saiki
Taketa
Tsukumi
Usa
Usuki
Yufuin
Famous Foods
>
Bungo beef
Toriten (Chicken Tempura)
Chicken Karaage (Deep Fried Chicken)
Horse Mackerel
Fugu (Blowfish)
Shiroshita Karei (Marbled Flounder)
Kabosu fed Amberjack and Halibut
Hamo (Conger Pike)
Ayu (Sweetfish)
Japanese Spiny Lobster
Hyuga Don (Tuna Donburi)
Sea Bream Ochazuke
Oysters
Suppon (Softshell Turtle)
Cutlass Fish
Kuruma shrimps (Tiger prawns)
Hitan Sushi
Saiki Sushi
Beppu Reimen
Yakisoba
Bungo-takada Soba (Buckwheat noodles)
Jigoku Mushi (Hell Steamed Food)
Jigoku Mushi Custard Pudding
Kokonoe Yume Burger (Kokonoe Dream Burger)
Dango jiru (Dumpling Soup)
Sake (Japanese Alcohol)
Kanta-kun (Sweet potatoes)
Kabosu citrus
Shiitake Mushroom
Festivals and Events
>
Complete List of Festivals and Events
Ajimu Wine Festival
Awashima Park Flower Festival
Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival & Fire Festival
Beppu Hi no Umi Festival (Ocean Fire Festival)
Christmas Hanabi Fantasia (Christmas Fireworks Festival)
Eat Beef and Scream
Gaman Taikai
Hiji Curry Rally
Himeshima Bon Odori
Hina Doll Tour, Hiji Castle Town
Hina Doll Tour, Usuki
Hita Gion Festival
Hita Kawabiraki Tourism Festival (Hita Kankousai)
Hita Sennen Akari Festival
Hita Tenryo Festival
Horan Enya (Fisherman's Festival)
Japan Fairy Tale Festival
Kamegawa Summer Festival
Karaage Festival
Kebesu Festival
Kitsuki Castle Festival
Kitsuki Castle Town Walk and Hina Doll Tour
Kitsuki Moon Viewing Festival (Lantern Festival)
Koton Village Sakura Festival
Nakatsu Gion Festival
Nakatsu Hina Doll Festival
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
Oita Tanabata (including Funai Pacchin Festival)
Oka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
Oka Castle Town Hina Doll Festival
Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Autumn
Onta Pottery Festival (Onta-yaki Mentousai) Spring
Oonogawa Battle Festival
Sanko Cosmos Festival
Shimanawa Rope Tying (Sacred Straw Rope Tying)
Shiroshita Karei Festival
Shujo Onie
Stone Buddha Fire Festival
Taketa Bamboo Festival
Taketa Ice-cream Rally
Tenjin Festival
Tenryo Hita Doll Festival
Tsukumi Minato Festival (Tsukumi Port Festival)
Tsukumi Traditional Fan Dance
Tulip Festa
Usa Mikoshi Festival (Usa Summer Festival)
Usuki Gion Festival
Usuki Takeyoi (Lantern Festival)
Wakamiya Hachiman Naked Festival
Onsen Culture
>
What to expect
What to do
What to bring
Onsen Map
Meijiron
Sightseeing in Oita
>
Nature
>
Chinda Falls
Harajiri Falls
Himeshima - Hime Island
Honjyo Water wheel
Izumi Stone Caves
Jigoku Meguri - the Hells Tour
Kuju Mountain Range
Kunisaki-Kitsuki Cycling Road
Matama Beach
Mt Tsurumi
Mt Yufu - Yufudake
Olle Hike, Asaji - Taketa
Onagara Limestone Cave
Historical Sites
>
Funai Castle Ruins
Hachimenzan Peace Park
Hiji Castle Ruins
Kitsuki Castle and Museum
Mameda Town
Nakatsu Castle
Nioza Historical Road
Oka Castle Ruins
Samurai Residences
Showa Town - Showa no machi
Usuki Stone Buddhas (National Treasure)
Temples and Shrines
>
Bungo Futamigaura
Futago-ji
Fugen Temple - Fugen-ji
Gyoran no taki - Kappa Temple
Komo Shrine
Rakan Temple - Rakan-ji
Usa-jingu - Usa Shrine
Onsens and Spas
>
Beppu Hatto Onsen
Hiji Spa Resorts
Kokonoe Yume Onsen Village
Nagayu Onsen
Yufu Ryokans
Theme parks and attractions
>
Fundokin Soy Sauce Factory
Harmonyland
Kitsuki Historical Museum
Kitsuki Kimono Rental
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
Oita Station & AMU Plaza
OPAM - Oita Prefectural Art Museum
Sapporo Beer Factory
Shuraku-kan Theatre
Totoro Bus Stop
Umitamago Aquarium and Takasakiyama Monkey Park
Yaeko Nogomi Memorial Museum
Artisan Skills and Crafts
>
Onta Pottery Village
Travelling outside Oita
>
Travel Tips
Researching your Trip
Budget Carriers
Cherry Blossoms
>
Senpai Sakura Reviews
>
Oita Castle Ruins Park
Heiwa Shimin Park
Beppu Park
Mt Ogi Sakura Garden
Beppu Ropeway
Shidaka Lake
Kijima Kogan Park
Map
Photo Gallery
A Year in Oita
Resources
Useful Websites etc.
>
Guide to JET Websites Around Japan
Helpful Websites
Online Shopping Sites
Smartphone Apps
FAQ