Gushing steam is the evidence of rich onsen water

The photo looks as if a disaster is taking place but in fact this is an ordinary sight in Kan-nawa, Beppu City, Oita Pref. Bellows of steam are everywhere due to onsen water welling up in Beppu. 

ordinary sight!

The water is so hot that it has to be cooled down using this simple device.

I wish I could bathe in onsen every day. In Beppu, it is easy: residents can visit public bathhouses in their neighborhood or they can have the onsen hot water drawn into their house by paying for the onsen water plan. Lots of visitors from Asia, not much from the west at this moment. If you are an onsen lover, however, I bet you would like to visit Beppu some day. In Kan-nawa, there are several facilities where you can steam your food. The food could be from local stores or what you brought along. By participating in the tour called Kan-nawa Marche, you can enjoy walking in the neighborhood and then a meal at a steaming station. It's a good deal to fully appreciate Beppu onsen.

Hells in Beppu are rather colorful

 

Beppu's top attraction is touring the eight hells. The hells are in fact multicolored volcanic pits of boiling water and mud and one geyser. They are too hot to be diluted into onsen, and they emerge at temperatures ranging from 50 to 99.5 °C (122 to 210 °F). Some of the hells have a natural smell of sulfur — which comes out a bit like rotten eggs. See some of the hellish photos.